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  • AP4 makes largest single allocation to low-carbon equities

    19 July 2016

    The fourth Swedish pension fund, AP4, has said that it will allocate 21.8% of its global equity portfolio to low carbon investments, in the largest commitment of its kind to date.

  • KKR eyes more renewables investments

    19 July 2016

    Private equity specialist KKR is seeking "additional investment opportunities" in renewables, having committed some $1.6 billion to solar, wind and district heating since 2011, the company said in its 2015 ESG and Citizenship report.

  • Allianz GI acquires second wind farm from Arise

    19 July 2016

    Allianz Global Investors (GI) has bought a 12.8MW operational wind farm from Swedish developer Arise for €19.1 million ($21.4 million).

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 18 July 2016

    18 July 2016

    A closing price above €5.05 would reinforce the bullish signals seen in last week's 8.5% rise in EUA prices, says Louis Redshaw.

  • BRICS Bank 'prices inaugural green bond'

    18 July 2016

    The New Development Bank (NDB), formerly called BRICS Bank, is understood to have priced a RMB3 billion ($450 million) green bond today.

  • EF BRIEFS: New impacts consultancy, BSI on low-carbon infrastructure, AIR Worldwide

    18 July 2016

    A new consultancy service has been launched to help companies measure and mitigate their environmental and social impacts.

  • Solving the critical clean energy financing gap

    18 July 2016

    Small clean tech firms face a potential valley of death because venture capital funding often does not work for them, argues Greg Kats

  • NESF launches share issuance programme

    18 July 2016

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has unveiled a plans to issue up to 54,885,000 of new shares – the equivalent of 19.7% of existing voting shares – in a "tap issue" programme.

  • Canadian wildfires biggest loss for reinsurers

    18 July 2016

    Reinsurers XL Group, Aspen and Chubb have all pointed to wildfires in Canada, flooding in Europe, US weather and earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador to account for losses made in the second quarter of this year.

  • Australia's first 'government-issued green bond' launched

    18 July 2016

    The Treasury Corporation of Victoria (TCV) has launched a A$300 million ($228 million) green bond, the first from an Australian state government.