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People moves
21 October 2015A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at SunEdison, PRI, UKSIF, MSCI and EY.
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UK government slammed for "rushed and potentially botched" privatisation of Green Investment Bank
21 October 2015The Green Investment Bank (GIB) risks being "paralysed by privatisation" in a process some investors say risks undermining the organisation.
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Oslo city pension fund divests from all fossil fuels
21 October 2015The City of Oslo's pension fund has pledged to divest all its holdings in fossil fuel companies. It claims it is the first local public pension fund to do so.
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NextEnergy enters UK rooftop solar market
21 October 2015NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has purchased three UK solar projects for £22.1 million ($32.4 million), including its first rooftop solar portfolio.
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Opic backs 100MW concentrated solar project in South Africa
21 October 2015The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Opic) – a US development finance organisation – has committed $400 million of debt financing to support the development of a 100MW concentrated solar power (CSP) project in South Africa.
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Hannon Armstrong raises $103.5m in equity raise
21 October 2015Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has managed to secure the full $103.5 million it planned to raise in its latest share offering, announced earlier this month.
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Green bond market may only reach $40bn, says Moody's
21 October 2015The green bond market stands to massively underperform previous growth estimates for 2015, according to new figures from Moody's.
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KfW ups size of latest green bond to make biggest issue of 2015
20 October 2015KfW has come to market with the biggest green bond of 2015 so far.
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Politicians add to calls for a price on carbon emissions
20 October 2015Leading politicians have come together to support calls for a price on carbon emissions, ahead of the UN's climate change talks in Paris in December.
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Pension funds commit £60m to UK biomass
20 October 2015Two UK pension funds have committed £60 million ($93 million) to biomass projects in the country.