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  • Indian regulator finalises national green bond standards

    12 January 2016

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has finalised its inaugural set of green bond standards, making it the second Asian country to make such a move in as many weeks.

  • East Capital launches environmental investment strategy for China

    12 January 2016

    Swedish asset manager East Capital is to refocus its China Fund and rename it East Capital China Environmental.

  • Profile: Brown Advisory Large-Cap Sustainable Growth Strategy

    12 January 2016

    Having an environmental strategy can give stocks the edge, Karina Funk tells Peter Cripps

  • EF BRIEFS: Comtec, Invenergy, Impax, Eneco UK, Indonesia

    11 January 2016

    Solar manufacturer Comtec's shares have fallen more than 7% today as the firm entered into a subscription agreement to sell almost 930 million shares, raising some HK$611 million ($78.7 million).

  • Carbon market value to rise 25% in 2016, predicts Reuters

    11 January 2016

    The value of emissions allowances and credits traded in the world's carbon markets is expected to grow by 25% this year, after an 11% rise last year, according to Thomson Reuters.

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund in 'biggest ever M&A deal for solar in the UK'

    11 January 2016

    UK yieldco, NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), has made what it describes as "the largest mergers & acquisitions deal in UK solar".

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 11 January 2016

    11 January 2016

    Further volatility in the EU carbon market is likely this week, after last week's sharp price fall, amid a resumed auction schedule and largely supportive fundamentals, says Louis Redshaw

  • RenewableUK appoints new CEO

    11 January 2016

    RenewableUK has appointed Hugh McNeal as its new chief executive, replacing Maria McCaffery, who announced in October that she would be stepping down after 10 years in the post.

  • December's weather in US and UK likely to cost insurers $4bn

    11 January 2016

    Last month's extensive flooding across the north of England and southern Scotland is expected to result in insurance payouts amounting to £1.34 billion ($1.9 billion), said the Association of British Insurers.

  • IHS Research cuts 2016 US solar forecast due to ITC extension

    11 January 2016

    IHS Research has cut its 2016 forecast for US solar and predicted a "surge" in 2017 construction, following the decision by the US Congress to extend investment tax credits (ITC) in the country.