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EIB and BNP Paribas privately place index-linked Climate Awareness Bond
24 November 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a privately placed index-linked €500 million ($532 million) Climate Awareness Bond (CAB).
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Green bond market risks losing credibility, warns Allianz
24 November 2015The green bond market needs to be standardised to help it maintain its credibility, insurance giant Allianz has warned.
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Caisse des Depots to cut carbon investment by 20%
24 November 2015French public sector investment giant Caisse des Depots et Consignations (CDC) has pledged to reduce the carbon footprint of its equities portfolio by 20% by 2020.
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Politicians, business leaders propose 10-point action plan on global warming
24 November 2015A group of senior politicians and business leaders has called for action in ten key areas which, it believes, offer opportunities for "economically beneficial" action on climate change.
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Advanced topics in green bonds: Risks
24 November 2015The unique set of risks presented by the fledgling green bond market are explored by Phillip Ludvigsen
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EF BRIEFS: Cambridge University, Climate Bonds Initiative, LSE, European Parliament
23 November 2015Sandrine Dixson-Declève, director of the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership, has called on European leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies and invest in renewables or face become increasingly uncompetitive.
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People Moves
23 November 2015A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at PRI, IEA, MSCI, Vigeo and Arise.
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Renewables developers seek alternatives to yieldcos, says CohnReznick
23 November 2015Developers of renewable energy projects are weighing up alternatives to US yieldcos, in light of their plummeting share prices and questions about their future prospects, says accountancy firm CohnReznick.
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EU carbon market weekly update: 23 November
23 November 2015EUA prices are expected to continue drifting higher, in the absence of any major unexpected events, says Louis Redshaw.
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Canadian Solar unit, Recurrent, secures $260m debt financing
23 November 2015Recurrent Energy, a major developer of North American solar energy projects, has agreed $260 million of debt financing for its Astoria photovoltaic project in Kern County, California.