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  • Solar costs to fall by another 50%, says Irena

    22 June 2016

    There is significant potential for further dramatic falls in the cost of solar and wind energy over the next decade, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).

  • Revised GBPs get qualified welcome from investors

    22 June 2016

    New guidance for issuers of 'social' bonds and 'pure-play' green bonds, in the latest version of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs), has been broadly welcomed by investors.

  • Impax secures loan for Irish wind farm

    21 June 2016

    Impax Asset Management has received a package of bank funding to help build an Irish wind farm.

  • Foresight fund among backers of anaerobic digestion plants

    21 June 2016

    A total of £26.8 million ($39 million) has been raised for two anaerobic digestion plants in Northern Ireland that run on animal waste.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 21 June 2016

    21 June 2016

    A UK vote to leave the EU could see the price of EU Allowances plunge through the support level of €5.65 this week, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Green bond market to reach between $50bn and $75bn, according to market survey

    21 June 2016

    The green bond market will reach between $50 billion and $75 billion of new issuance in 2016, according to a survey.

  • The changing climate for investors

    20 June 2016

    Just as the transition to a low-carbon economy is gathering pace, so are investors' responses.

  • Q&A: The FTSE4Good semi-annual review

    20 June 2016

    Danone was among companies added to the FTSE4Good Index today, as tougher inclusion criteria begin to bite. David Harris, ESG director at FTSE Russell provides further information

  • NN Investment Partners plans listed equities impact fund

    20 June 2016

    Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners is planning to launch an impact fund targeting global listed equities.

  • 'The irresistible force'

    17 June 2016

    Investors are increasingly demanding that companies disclose material climate risks. CalPERS' Anne Simpson tells Peter Cripps why