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ING Bank H1 sustainable lending increases to €20.9bn
25 August 2015ING Bank has increased its sustainable lending for the first half of the year to €20.9 billion ($24.1 billion), an increase of 7% compared with the proceeding half year.
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National plans for 2030 carbon emissions are too weak, warn academics
25 August 2015The national carbon reduction pledges announced ahead of the Paris climate summit are insufficient to keep global warming to safe levels by 2030, UK academics have warned.
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How COP21 is already starting to change the investment landscape
24 August 2015With less than 100 days to go until the start of the Paris climate summit (COP 21), investors are already starting to take note of some major policy announcements, argues Christina Larkin
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Green bond market still on-track for record-breaking year, says SEB
24 August 2015The green bond market is on track for another record-breaking year, according to SEB, although it conceded that its previous estimate of $70 billion of issuance now looks "a bit optimistic".
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Dong makes 3GW rights acquisition UK offshore wind
24 August 2015Danish energy giant Dong has acquired the rights to up to 3GW of wind farms off the coast of the UK.
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Elon Musk invests as Tesla raises $728m in latest share offering
24 August 2015Elon Musk has purchased $20 million of shares in Tesla, the loss-making electric automobile company he runs, as it raised $728 million in its latest share offering.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 24 August 2015
24 August 2015EU Allowance prices are well-supported by fundamentals, despite the current sell-off in global markets, says Louis Redshaw.
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Inflection Point Capital to advise Norway's sovereign wealth fund
24 August 2015Inflection Point Capital Management, a London-based sustainability advisory company, has secured a four-year consultancy contract to advise Norway's $870 billion sovereign wealth fund.
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Aligera added to Nasdaq Sustainable Bond list after acquiring Cicero second opinion
24 August 2015Swedish renewable investment company Aligera has acquired a second opinion on its SEK500 million ($60.4 million) corporate bond, in a move that allowed it to be added to Nasdaq Stockholm's Sustainable Bond list.
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Africa's first grid-connected anaerobic digestion plant set to sell carbon credits to UK
24 August 2015Supermarkets in the UK are expected to buy carbon credits from Africa's first grid-connected anaerobic digestion plant, which was opened last week.