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  • Clean energy investment falls 15%, but oil rout not to blame, says BNEF

    10 April 2015

    Investment in clean energy dropped 15% in the first quarter of 2015 – but the slump in oil price was not the cause, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Transport for London to roadshow 'benchmark' green bond

    10 April 2015

    Transport for London (TfL) – the body responsible for London's public transport and associated infrastructure – is planning to issue a green bond.

  • Bunge pulls plug on Climate Change Capital, James Cameron steps down

    10 April 2015

    US agribusiness Bunge is planning to scale down its asset management activities, which are largely held in its subsidiary Climate Change Capital (CCC).

  • Unibail's second green bond six-times oversubscribed

    10 April 2015

    Demand for the second green bond from real estate firm Unibail Rodamco outstripped supply six-fold.

  • Berlin Hyp plans 'world's first covered green bond'

    10 April 2015

    German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp is planning to launch what it says is the world's first covered green bond.

  • Impax AUM rises 6% in Q1

    09 April 2015

    Assets under management (AUM) at Impax Asset Management continued to rise in the first quarter of 2015.

  • KFW plans to invest €1bn in green bonds

    09 April 2015

    German development bank KfW has ramped up its commitment to the green bond market, by announcing its intention to invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in the market. The bank has already announced plans to issue up to €3 billion ($3.2 billion) of green bonds this year.

  • Lessons from the UK's first CfD auction

    09 April 2015

    The UK's inaugural Contracts for Difference auction was seen as a success in driving down prices for the government. In what way will future auctions be different, and who are likely to be the big winners, ask Charles Yates and Mark Hughes

  • Q2 off to flying start for green bond market

    08 April 2015

    A spate of organisations are gearing up to issue green bonds after a quarter which saw $8.7 billion of issues.

  • Capital Stage uses insurance investment to finance UK acquisitions

    08 April 2015

    German renewables operator Capital Stage is set to buy three solar parks in the UK, financed with investment from an insurance company.