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  • TenneT prices third green bond

    11 October 2016

    TenneT has priced its third green bond, a €500 million ($554 million) issue that was revealed by Environmental Finance last week.

  • Aviation emissions plan raises questions for EU ETS

    10 October 2016

    The introduction of a new market-based mechanism to curb the growth of greenhouses gas emissions from aviation raises questions about the future of the sector within the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) and will do little to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, critics said.

  • Insuring in a changing climate

    10 October 2016

    A year after the PRA's landmark report into the insurance sector and climate change, Environmental Finance looks at how the industry is responding.

  • HSBC issues annual report on its inaugural, €500m green bond

    10 October 2016

    HSBC said the proceeds of its inaugural green bond have been almost fully dispersed, and have been used to finance or refinance 20 renewables, energy efficiency or sustainable waste management projects.

  • PwC becomes Climate Bonds Standard verifier

    10 October 2016

    PwC has become the third of the 'Big four' accountancy firms to become a Climate Bonds Standard verifier. EY and KPMG had signed up earlier this year. Deloitte has yet to back the initiative.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 10 October 2016

    10 October 2016

    Last week bought further large gains in the EUA price, as rocketing power prices turbo-boosted the already bullish carbon fundamentals that we reported last week.

  • Investment in renewables for Q3 2016 'worryingly low', say BNEF

    10 October 2016

    Investment in renewables is set to fall in 2016 after a "worrying" slump in the third quarter, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Uptake of Lloyds' $1bn energy efficiency loan initiative soars

    07 October 2016

    UK-based lender Lloyds Bank has seen an uptick in the number of corporations taking part in its £1 billion ($1.4 billion) energy efficiency loan initiative.

  • How green tags could boost finance for energy efficiency

    07 October 2016

    Tagging loans according to the energy efficiency of the underlying assets could make a valuable contribution to scaling up green financing, say Nick Robins and Peter Sweatman

  • EF BRIEFS: REG; Bluefield Solar; GRI

    07 October 2016

    US biofuel company Renewable Energy Group (REG) has reached agreement with Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank to expand its line of credit to $150 million from $60 million.