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  • Italy's biggest renewables project bond is refinanced

    04 January 2017

    Italian renewables developer Azienda Solare Italiana (ASI) has refinanced the country's largest renewable energy project bond as part of a "landmark" €131 million ($136 million) financing deal.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 3 January 2017

    03 January 2017

    he holiday period led to large increases in the EUA price, as a lack of auction supply and rising power prices helped propel carbon above €6.50.

  • France to launch green bond roadshow this week

    03 January 2017

    France is slated to become the second country to issue a green bond after it announced it will launch a roadshow on Friday, with a bond expected before the end of the month.

  • NY Green Bank closes first energy storage deal

    03 January 2017

    New York (NY) Green Bank has closed a $25 million loan deal with battery manufacturer Plug Power to supply energy storage systems to warehouse vehicles in the city.

  • Mirova mulls US expansion for green bond fund

    02 January 2017

    French socially responsible investor (SRI) Mirova is mulling the possible launch of a US dollar green bond fund targeted at US investors, according to sources familiar to the matter.

  • Comment: The Paris Agreement should not be Trumped

    01 January 2017

    After the celebrations sparked by the Paris Agreement in 2015, followed by its earlier-than- expected ratification, Donald Trump has delivered a shock to the system, says Peter Cripps.

  • 50 shades of green bonds - and 50 ways of assessing them

    29 December 2016

    Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps

  • Carbon Cutter

    28 December 2016

    Climate considerations are central to a pension fund's fiduciary duty, says ERAFP's Philippe Desfossés. Joe Walsh reports

  • A review of the green bond market in 2016: Another record year of firsts

    23 December 2016

    It's been blockbuster year for the green bond market, with more than double the value of issuance of 2015, credit ratings agencies joining the market, and innovative bonds launched. Hamza Ali reports

  • European Commission names 20-strong sustainable finance commitee

    23 December 2016

    The European Commission has named a 20-strong committee charged with helping "hardwire sustainability" into EU financial policy.