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  • Green bond issuance hits record high in Q2

    05 July 2016

    More than $18 billion of labelled green bonds were issued in the three months to 30 June, a record level of issuance for a single quarter, according to data collected by Environmental Finance.

  • Green Bond issuance - Q2 2016

    Environmental Finance's summary of Q2's green bond issuances

  • EF BRIEFS: Pattern Energy, Coal India, Quercus

    04 July 2016

    US yieldco Pattern Energy is to buy the 324MW Broadview wind power facility in New Mexico and an associated 35 mile transmission line from Pattern Development, its main shareholder, for $269 million.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 4 July 2016

    04 July 2016

    The fallout from the UK referendum appeared to continue to apply bearish pressure on the carbon market last week as an additional 6% was wiped off the EU allowance (EUA) price following last week's 12% drop.

  • Profile: Inflection Point's Carbon Zero strategy

    04 July 2016

    Inflection Point's Carbon Zero strategy offers a way for investors to lower the carbon intensity of their portfolio, and has the potential to outperform. Taylor Telford reports

  • Battery production poses fresh environmental risks to automakers' supply chains

    04 July 2016

    While electric vehicles (EV) are set to have an important role to play in helping tackling climate change, their boom could cause its own environmental problems – through the mining of lithium for the batteries that power them.

  • GCF commits $256m to new projects but defers decision on credit agencies

    04 July 2016

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for nine new projects, totalling $256.6 million, but postponed a controversial decision on working with export-credit agencies (ECAs).

  • Sweden green lights Vattenfall's coal divestment

    04 July 2016

    Energy firm Vattenfall has been given the green light to divest its lignite coal plants as it looks to focus on clean energy.

  • Investors must step up efforts to measure ESG engagement, Sustainalytics says

    01 July 2016

    Investors are increasingly seeing the merits of engagement, but more effort must be made to measure the environmental and social impacts, Sustainalytics has argued.

  • India gears up for green bond frenzy

    01 July 2016

    India is set to become a major player in the green bonds market after a flurry of organisations announced plans to tap the market in coming months.