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  • EU carbon market weekly update - 25 July 2016

    25 July 2016

    EU Allowances are expected to track sideways this week, on modest trading volumes, after falling sharply last week, says Louis Redshaw

  • Green bond issuance outstrips 2015 total

    25 July 2016

    Issuance of labelled green bonds this year has already surpassed the total recorded in 2015, thanks to two more large bonds from Chinese banks.

  • China issues $6bn of green bonds in one week

    25 July 2016

    Three Chinese issuers came to the market with CNY40.25 billion ($6.03 billion) of domestic green bonds last week, continuing a strong year for the country's green bond market.

  • NESF raises £42m in share placement

    22 July 2016

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £42.16 million ($55.16 million) in a share placement, despite headwinds from the Brexit vote.

  • The growing pains of UK yieldcos

    22 July 2016

    Weakening policy support and uncertainties caused by Brexit are among the challenges faced by the fledgling asset class. But it remains resilient, reports Peter Cripps

  • Carbon Tracker publishes investor checklist for engaging fossil fuel companies

    22 July 2016

    UK-based NGO Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has published a report with a three-point check list for investors who want to engage with fossil fuel companies.

  • French pension scheme to launch green bond fund

    22 July 2016

    A French public sector pension scheme is mulling the launch of the country's fifth dedicated green bond fund.

  • EIB provides guarantees for SaarLB renewables loans

    21 July 2016

    Landesbank Saar (SaarLB) is set to make nearly €200 million ($220 million) of new loans to renewables projects, after it signed a first-of-its-kind guarantee with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

  • NDB's RMB9bn green bond is three times oversubscribed

    21 July 2016

    The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, said its inaugural green bond attracted more than RMB9 billion ($1.3 billion) of investor interest - meaning it was three times oversubscribed.

  • $80m green bond prices for hydropower

    21 July 2016

    An energy firm has priced an $80.05 million green bond, the proceeds of which will be used to complete the financing of a hydroelectricity project.