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Delaying MSR to 2021 risks 'lost decade' for cleantech investment
18 February 2015Introducing the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) into the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) in 2021, as proposed by the European Commission, "risks undermining investment in clean technology," according to international researchers.
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Macquarie refinances UK biomass firms with £190m bond
18 February 2015Macquarie has issued a £190 million ($286 million) bond to refinance two biomass companies held by one of its funds.
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Mainstream and Actis form $1.9bn Africa renewables 'platform'
18 February 2015Project developer Mainstream Renewable Power and emerging market private equity firm Actis have teamed up to form a $1.9 billion pan-African renewable energy platform.
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GIB in £100m community-scale funding drive
17 February 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has launched a £100 million ($154 million) initiative which it claims will be the largest single source of equity funding for community-scale renewables in the country.
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Equitix takes 80% stake in UK offshore wind transmission system
17 February 2015UK infrastructure investor Equitix has paid construction company Balfour Beatty £40 million ($62 million) for an 80% stake in the transmission system for the Thanet offshore windfarm.
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EU Carbon market weekly update - 16 February 2015
16 February 2015EU Allowances have entered new price territory, after climbing to a two-year high last week. A further rise above €8 is now possible, says Louis Redshaw.
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EIB initiatives to stimulate €500m of green private investment
16 February 2015Two initiatives have been launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB) that are expected to trigger more than €500 million ($570 million) in 'green' private investment.
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Iowa issues $321m green bond to finance water projects
16 February 2015A series of bonds, totalling $321.5 million, has been issued by the Iowa Financing Authority to fund a range of water–related projects in the state.
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India says Yes to green bonds
16 February 2015One of India's largest private banks has launched what it claims to be the country's first green bond.
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DNB issues first green bond from Nordic commercial bank
16 February 2015DNB, one of Norway's leading commercial banks, has issued the first green bond by a commercial bank in the Nordic region.