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  • TRIG's fundraise grows to £110m

    20 April 2015

    The Renewables Infrastructure Group has boosted the amount of capital it has raised in 2015 to £110 million thanks to a "heavily oversubscribed" retail offering.

  • South Africa plans major expansion of renewables support programme

    20 April 2015

    South Africa will seek an additional 8.1GW of renewable energy from independent power producers (IPPs), on top of the existing goal of 6.9GW by 2030, energy minister Tina Joematt-Pettersson said.

  • US private equity firm plans green bond to fund acquisition

    20 April 2015

    Private equity firm Centerbridge Partners is planning to issue a green bond to part-fund its acquisition of Senvion.

  • TfL attracts Deutsche Bank on £400m green bond

    20 April 2015

    Transport for London (TfL) has issued a £400 million ($598 million) green bond, which has attracted investors including Deutsche Bank.

  • Good reporting behind broadening of investors for Ile de France green bond

    20 April 2015

    Good reporting has prompted 'remarkable' growth in Region Ile de France's investor base for its latest sustainability bond, the issuer claims.

  • BP chairman urges policymakers to put price on carbon

    17 April 2015

    The chairman of oil giant BP has used the firm's annual general meeting (AGM), held yesterday, to call for governments to impose a carbon price in what climate-change activists have called a "game changing day".

  • NIB returns to green bond market with SEK1bn offering

    17 April 2015

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a SEK1 billion green bond.

  • Quotes of the quarter

    17 April 2015

    Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the first quarter of 2015.

  • Infographic: Coal plants and stranded assets

    17 April 2015

    A report from Oxford University's Smith School identifies the least efficient "subcritical" coal-fired power stations around the world that are at the most risk of becoming 'stranded'

  • Mytrah returns to debt market, raising $60m for Indian wind

    17 April 2015

    Indian renewables firm Mytrah Energy has secured a further $60 million of debt to help it expand its portfolio of assets.