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Financial firms join forces to raise $8bn for sustainable investments
06 April 2016Bank of America has formed a new partnership within its Catalytic Finance Initiative (CFI) that aims to direct $8 billion to "high-impact sustainable investments".
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Investors betting on US shale recovery face major risks, warns CTI
06 April 2016Equity investors have returned in force to the US shale oil and gas sector in recent months, despite incurring heavy losses last year and the mounting risk of stranded assets, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).
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EIB reaffirms commitment to developing the green bond market
05 April 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) remains firmly committed to "improving the financial attractiveness" of the green bond market, says Bertrand de Mazières, the bank's director general of finance.
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China's first corporate green bond approved under national standards
05 April 2016Concord New Energy has become the first Chinese corporation to be approved to issue green bonds under its national standards.
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Leading the charge
05 April 2016The historic Paris climate change agreement has underlined what is arguably the biggest challenge faced by financial markets in a generation, says Peter Cripps
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Acquisition makes NextEnergy Solar Fund 'biggest solar yieldco'
05 April 2016NextEnergy Solar Fund has become the biggest solar operator of the UK-listed yieldcos, following a £97.9 million ($140 million) acquisition of five plants.
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EF Briefs: Atlantis, Equitix, Nordex, Acciona, 8point3, DASNY
04 April 2016UK tidal power company Atlantis Resources has agreed a partnership with UK investment and fund management company Equitix to develop its portfolio of tidal power projects in Scotland.
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$2.5trn of global financial assets at risk from climate change
04 April 2016$2.5 trillion of global financial assets are at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a report.
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Weekly carbon trading market update – 4 April, 2016
04 April 2016Volatility returned to the carbon market last week as traders focused on the release of the preliminary verified emissions data for 2015.
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Industry and NGOs lobby airlines to use REDD+ carbon offsets
04 April 2016Airlines have been urged to use emission reduction credits generated by forestry protection projects, in two new papers from the Climate Markets & Investment Association and a group of NGOs.