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EF BRIEFS: Iberdrola, Munich Re, CoPower, Haringey Council Pension Fund, Swiss Re
25 January 2016MEAG, the asset management arm of Munich Re, has bought a 27MW solar farm in the UK from BayWa r.e.
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New York launches $5bn clean energy fund, completes Green Bank funding
25 January 2016A $5 billion fund to accelerate the use of clean energy in New York state and boost the area's resilience to extreme weather, has been launched by governor Andrew Cuomo.
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ABN Amro claims first 'sustainable shipping loan'
25 January 2016A €66 million ($71 million) loan structured by ABN Amro for Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder, has been hailed as the first sustainable shipping loan.
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Axa predicts divestment argument to heat up in 2016
22 January 2016More investors are likely to divest their holdings in fossil fuel companies as the movement "accelerates" in 2016, predicts Axa Investment Managers (IM).
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EF BRIEFS: Capstone, PRI, Juwi, KfW, Gothaer
22 January 2016Canadian renewables operator Capstone Infrastructure – formerly known as the Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund – will be acquired by a London-based fund in a $480 million deal.
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Q&A with Martin Skancke on the FSB's task force
22 January 2016The PRI's chairman talks to Environmental Finance about the important role of the group.
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A risky business: making the most out of climate change
22 January 2016Zurich's Cecilia Reyes tells Sophie Robinson-Tillett why climate change is top of her agenda, and how the insurance giant is dealing with the risks and opportunities it presents.
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FSB reveals big hitters behind new climate change task force
22 January 2016The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has named the members of its new climate change working group.
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Chinese bank to issue RMB50bn in green bonds
21 January 2016A Chinese commercial bank has gained regulatory approval to issue up to RMB50 billion ($7.6 billion) of green bonds, according to a document filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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'Toolkit' launched to help conservation finance scale up
20 January 2016Green bonds issued by sovereigns to finance environmental conservation, and closed-ended funds focusing on assets such as sustainable timber, are among the products that can help the conservation finance market reach up to $200-$400 billion by 2020, according to a new report.