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  • Cincinnati to become first public university to issue green bond

    25 November 2014

    The University of Cincinnati (UC) will issue a green bond next week, becoming the first public university in the US to tap the market.

  • First non-GO muni green bond issued

    25 November 2014

    A small island off the east coast of the US has become the first municipality to issue a non-General Obligation (GO) green bond.

  • Pension firm divests NOK500m from coal but challenges 'stranded assets' theory

    25 November 2014

    Norwegian pension giant KLP has dismissed the "stranded assets" debate, but still plans to divest from coal companies in favour of renewable energy.

  • REC Solar bought by Chinese state for NOK4.3bn

    24 November 2014

    Chinese company China National Bluestar has acquired a Norwegian solar energy firm for NOK4.34 billion ($639 million), in a cash purchase.

  • Voluntary carbon standards bodies VCS and CCB forge closer links

    24 November 2014

    Two of the leading standards bodies in the voluntary carbon market – the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) standards – will, in future, be managed together.

  • Wave energy firm Pelamis sinks into administration

    24 November 2014

    Pelamis Wave Power has been placed into administration, marking "a big setback in the mission to learn how to harvest energy from the sea".

  • Forestry offset prices 'slump by a third'

    21 November 2014

    Prices of emissions reduction credits generated through forestry fell by a third in 2013, driven by a glut of supply, a report has revealed.

  • BAML and Apollo raise INR4.3bn for Indian wind

    21 November 2014

    Renewables firm Mytrah Energy has raised INR4.3 billion ($70 million) of debt.

  • UK biomass project lands £110m financing package

    21 November 2014

    A consortium of investors including the Green Investment Bank (GIB) and GCP Infrastructure is to provide more than £110 million ($172 million) of funding for a biomass project in the UK.

  • Ingenious sells solar portfolio to firm bullish on UK market

    21 November 2014

    Ingenious Clean Energy has sold a tranche of its renewable energy portfolio to a US investment firm.