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  • Vardar is latest utility to enter green bond market

    06 January 2015

    A Scandinavian utility has issued its first green bond, raising NOK300 million ($39.3 million).

  • Abengoa and EIG form $9.5bn joint venture

    06 January 2015

    Spanish energy company Abengoa has formed a joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners to develop a $9.5 billion pipeline of projects.

  • EU carbon market weekly update

    05 January 2015

    Prices in the EU's carbon market hit €7.57 on 24 December - nearing their 2014 peak - but fell in the following days as the market eyes the next round of auctions, says Louis Redshaw.

  • What the IPCC's Synthesis Report means for investors

    05 January 2015

    The IPCC's Synthesis Report of the Fifth Assessment Report highlights bold, plain messages that are essential reading in the lead up to the climate summit in Paris, says Jonathan Grant

  • Canadian Solar sells eighth project to TransCanada

    05 January 2015

    Canadian Solar has sold a solar project to TransCanada – a corporation specialising in natural gas distribution – for some C$60 million ($52 million).

  • Scatec Solar agrees financing for first Latin American project

    05 January 2015

    Independent power producer Scatec Solar has secured project financing to start building a $125 million plant in Honduras, marking its first move into Latin America.

  • Have we turned a corner on climate change?

    31 December 2014

    Will 2014 be remembered as the year when the world turned a corner on climate change?

  • Standardisation: the next frontier for energy efficiency finance

    31 December 2014

    An initiative has been launched to boost investor confidence in European energy efficiency projects by promoting standards. Steven Fawkes and Panama Bartholomy explain

  • A look back at 2014: what were this year's key developments?

    30 December 2014

    It's been a momentous year in many of the markets that we cover. Graham Cooper and Sophie Robinson-Tillett reflect on some of the key developments

  • Sustainability delivers decade of success for Generation

    30 December 2014

    Integrating sustainability into investment decisions can give a boost to returns, David Blood, of Generation Investment Management, tells Graham Cooper