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GBPs 'are not evolving into standards'
08 February 2016The body overseeing the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has denied rumours that signatories are exploring the possibility of developing a set of standards, although it has emerged that five working groups have been set up to help guide their evolution.
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EF BRIEFS: GIB, WKN & John Laing, EY, UGE acquires Endura
08 February 2016Gregor Paterson-Jones has left the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) and joined the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), as an investment committee member.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 8 February 2016
08 February 2016As carbon prices reach 20-month lows, Louis Redshaw asks if further falls could be on the cards
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Real estate investors have 'clear fiduciary duty' on climate risks, say industry bodies
08 February 2016Real estate investors are "one of the most important decision making groups on earth" when it comes to climate change, say the authors of a framework devised to tackle climate risk in the sector.
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Post COP21: Investing in a low carbon world
To understand an issue as complex and important as redirecting the global economy to avoid dangerous climate change, the numbers matter.
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Allianz enters US renewable energy market
08 February 2016Allianz has taken its first step into the North America renewable energy market after agreeing a deal with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) and EDF.
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KfW says 2015 green bonds will save almost 3Mt of carbon dioxide annually
08 February 2016The five green bonds issued by German development bank KfW in 2015 are expected to save greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to more than 2.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, the bank said in a report.
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Actiam narrowly misses €1bn green bond pledge
08 February 2016Actiam has fallen 10% short of its pledge to buy €1 billion ($1.08 billion) of green bonds by the end of 2015, but believes it will hit the target in coming weeks.
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Why MetLife prefers utility-scale solar over rooftop
08 February 2016MetLife's Stuart Ashton explains why MetLife, which has long been associated with Snoopy, has embraced utility-scale renewables, but has left residential rooftop solar in the doghouse.
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EF BRIEFS: Abengoa, BlackRock & GIB, ForVEI, China Ming Yang, Stockholm, Gold Standard
05 February 2016Stricken renewables developer Abengoa has sold to Masdar its stake in Shams1, the largest operating renewables plant in the Middle East.