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KfW and Helaba finance Canadian onshore wind farms
19 May 2014German wind farm developer wpd has announced the financial close of a public-private fundraising round to enable the construction of two new projects in Canada.
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Clean energy accounts for 30% of EBRD investments
19 May 2014Almost 30% of investments by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) last year were for renewable energy, energy efficiency and other responses to climate change.
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African renewables company gets KfW backing
19 May 2014German development bank KfW has teamed up with a Swiss asset manager to launch a renewables company focusing on sub-Saharan Africa.
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Foresight agrees £100m solar loan facility
19 May 2014Foresight Solar Fund has agreed a £100 million ($168.2 million) debt facility to help fund its plans to double its operating capacity over the next 12 months.
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Climate change is a 'mega-trend' threatening sovereign ratings - S&P
16 May 2014Climate change has joined 'ageing populations' as a global mega-trend that threatens to impact sovereign risk, according to rating agency Standard & Poor's.
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S&P 500 increasingly conscious of climate risks, says CDP
16 May 2014US public companies are increasingly feeling the impact of climate change on profit and operations, according to the CDP – formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project.
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Agri firm raises $11m for 'sustainable' animal feed firm
16 May 2014A nutrient recycling company has raised $11 million to build the world's first fly farms, which will breed maggots to be used as environmentally friendly animal feed.
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Georgian Co-Investment Fund makes first acquisition, $98m hydro project
16 May 2014The Georgian Co-Investment Fund (GCF) has made its first investment, acquiring a hydro venture in Georgia for $98 million.
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Sunrun raises $150m in equity
16 May 2014Rooftop solar leasing firm Sunrun has secured $150 million in its latest round of equity fundraising.
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Profile: Henderson Global Care Growth Fund
15 May 2014Henderson's sustainability themed fund easily beat its benchmark over the past year. Peter Cripps learns about its investment philiosophy – and why it tends to pick energy efficiency over renewables.