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  • Infographic: The US coal crash

    24 March 2015

    The US coal markets have been knocked by a combination of cheaper renewables, rising construction costs, and the shale gas revolution, argues a report by thinktank the Carbon Tracker Initiative.

  • Joan Walley takes the reins at the Aldersgate Group

    24 March 2015

    Joan Walley, who is stepping down in May as a Labour member of parliament after 28 years, has been named chair of the UK's Aldersgate Group.

  • EU Carbon market weekly update - 23 March 2015

    23 March 2015

    EU carbon prices could rise further, after last week's rally, depending on the clean-dark spread and MSR talks, says Louis Redshaw.

  • GIB and Zouk Capital invest in novel £111m energy from waste plant

    23 March 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing alongside Zouk Capital in a £111 million ($165 million) project that combines a 12.5MW waste-to-energy plant with an adjacent materials recycling facility.

  • Winch leaves PRI for Low Carbon

    20 March 2015

    Helene Winch has left the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), where she was director of policy and research, to join Low Carbon.

  • UK GIB publishes Handbook to help others assess, monitor and report

    20 March 2015

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has published a Green Investment Handbook, as previously revealed by Environmental Finance.

  • NAB declares renewables ambitions after A$205m green bond placement

    20 March 2015

    National Australia Bank (NAB) has said it wants to become a "global leader" in the renewables debt space after underwriting its second green bond.

  • IIGCC calls for 12 fixes to Juncker Plan

    19 March 2015

    A report backed by investors worth €10 trillion ($10.6 trillion) has called for "12 fixes" to boost low-carbon infrastructure investment in Europe.

  • Swedish property firm issues green bond for renewable energy

    19 March 2015

    Swedish property firm Wallenstam has issued a SEK500 million ($58 million) green bond to support its renewable energy operations.

  • Achieving the Investment Plan for Europe's €315bn ambition

    In this paper, IIGCC recommends 12 fixes to greatly increase infrastructure investment in Europe.