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Acciona looks to issue $335m of wind bonds

Energy and infrastructure developer Acciona is looking to raise $335 million from bond investors to refinance two Mexican wind farms.

An environmental edge

Environmental risk management need not only be about due diligence – it can also help bankers win business, says JP Morgan's new head of environmental affairs. Mark Nicholls reports

UK wind lobby hopes for slice of £40bn of guarantees

The UK government is to offer £40 billion ($63 billion) in loan guarantees for infrastructure projects in a bid to boost economic growth – and the renewables lobby is eyeing a slice.

I2BF launches second nanotech fund

I2BF is looking to raise $150 million into its second nanotechnology fund, which is aimed at making later-stage investments into nanotechnology firms targeting the resources, water and agricultural sectors in Russia.

Reinventing the ­renewable asset

Before the billions necessary for clean energy in developing countries can be mobilised, the right investment vehicles need to be developed in mature capital markets. Richard Kauffman diagnoses the problem – and offers one possible cure

Breaking the $100 billion barrier

Steven Fawkes examines how the US energy efficiency finance market might break into the Wall Street major league

Better together

Moribund markets in US renewable energy certificates could be boosted by more standardisation, reports Gloria Gonzalez

Rio bland?

The Rio+20 text may have disappointed, but the summit itself proved more inspiring. Christopher Cundy reports

The limits of engagement

Julie Taylor Mills looks back at more than a decade of SRI analysis and shareholder activism – and finds little to show for efforts to improve corporate sustainability

Environmental Finance Personality of the Year