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  • Mark Carney: the five measures needed to scale up the green bond market

    23 September 2016

    Green bonds are a key investment tool to "advance a low carbon future while raising global investment and spurring growth", but five measures are needed to help the market scale up, Mark Carney has argued.

  • Green finance "an opportunity" to uphold financial stability, says Carney

    23 September 2016

    Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney has, in another landmark speech, highlighted the "major opportunity" presented by the green economy, saying that its growth can help promote financial stability.

  • People Moves - 23 September 2016

    23 September 2016

    Low-carbon energy infrastructure investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is expanding its UK and North America management teams, with four new appointments.

  • Sustainable forestry fund reaches first close

    22 September 2016

    A sustainable forestry fund has reached a first close.

  • Key COP21 target for ratification reached

    21 September 2016

    The Paris climate deal moved a step closer to becoming law today after the number of countries that ratified it hit 60.

  • Matching cities and investors for a sustainable future

    21 September 2016

    Much work is being done to help cities lower their emissions, but more needs to be done to help them attract private sector investment, argues Maia Kutner

  • Rabobank prepares roadshow for its first green bond

    21 September 2016

    Rabobank is launching its first green bond to finance, or refinance, solar and wind energy projects.

  • EF BRIEFS: Washington State, NextEnergy, Entra, Societe Generale, Los Angeles

    21 September 2016

    Washington state's long-awaited carbon market will begin next year, the state's Department of Ecology has confirmed.

  • HSBC launches climate risk analysis tool

    20 September 2016

    A risk analysis tool to help investors assess the climate-related risks in their portfolios and corporate readiness for 'a 2°C world', has been developed by HSBC analysts.

  • Who will win the race to become the green financial capital of the world?

    19 September 2016

    Financial centres across the globe are vying to place themselves at the heart of the emerging, low-carbon, resource-resilient economy, reports Hamza Ali