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  • 'One fifth of new bonds could be labelled green by 2020' says SEB's Flensborg

    28 October 2015

    Green bond pioneer Christopher Flensborg has predicted that the asset class will account for up to a fifth of all bond issuance between now and the end of the decade.

  • Carbon pricing revenues seen jumping 50% from 2014, says CMIA

    28 October 2015

    Global revenues from carbon pricing schemes are expected to soar by around 50% this year, according to data from the Climate Markets & Investment Association (CMIA).

  • EIB issues first Canadian dollar-denominated green bond

    28 October 2015

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first Canadian dollar-denominated Climate Awareness Bond (CAB).

  • Carbon prices fall in Chinese pilot schemes ahead of national market

    28 October 2015

    The price of carbon allowances in all but one of China's pilot emission trading schemes has fallen significantly since April, as participants prepare for the expected launch of a national market in 2017.

  • Abu Dhabi helps push ReNew Power's equity raise to $655m

    28 October 2015

    India's ReNew Power Ventures has secured $265 million of equity from three investors in its latest round of fundraising.

  • BNG Bank prices €650m sustainability bond

    27 October 2015

    Bank Nederlandse Gemeente (BNG) has priced its second sustainability bond, in a transaction that is set to raise €650 million ($717.5 million).

  • The City of Paris to roadshow €300m green bond

    27 October 2015

    The City of Paris will next week roadshow a 'climate bond' it hopes will raise €300 million ($331.6 million).

  • Capital Markets Union must safeguard against climate risk, says think tank

    27 October 2015

    The European Union's plan to build a single market for capital across all 28 member states – the Capital Markets Union (CMU) – should incorporate safeguards to reduce risks arising from climate change, according to UK think tank, E3G.

  • Saint Michael's College issues $20m green bond

    27 October 2015

    Saint Michael's College in Vermont has become sixth US university to tap the green bond market this year, with its inaugural $20 million issue.

  • UK's Trig in final push to complete £250m equity raise

    27 October 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group (Trig) plans to issue the final tranche in its £250 million ($383 million) equity fundraising programme.