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  • EU targets €225bn green bond issuance amid strengthened climate push

    16 September 2020

    The EU said it intends to raise 30% of its €750 billion ($890 billion) Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery fund through the issuance of green bonds, as it boosted its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions target for 2030.

  • EU recovery fund deal could boost green bond market: S&P

    24 July 2020

    A massive potential 'green' debt issuance to fund the EU coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan could help crowd-in further green private capital to the market, S&P Global Ratings tells Ahren Lester.

  • EU carbon update, 10 September 2018

    10 September 2018

    A further rise in the price of EU Allowances is likely this week, but the only certainty is more volatility, says Louis Redshaw

  • An action plan for sustainable finance

    27 April 2018

    The European Commission in March launched an ambitious action plan it hopes will catapult the European Union (EU) into the position of global leader for sustainable finance. Nick Roumpis reports

  • IMO lobbies against inclusion of shipping in EU ETS

    11 January 2017

    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has added its weight to the campaign against plans to include shipping in the European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).

  • SUSI Partners secures €62m investment from EIB

    29 July 2016

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to invest up to €62 million ($68 million) in SUSI Partners second renewable energy fund.

  • EIB provides guarantees for SaarLB renewables loans

    21 July 2016

    Landesbank Saar (SaarLB) is set to make nearly €200 million ($220 million) of new loans to renewables projects, after it signed a first-of-its-kind guarantee with the European Investment Bank (EIB).

  • Environmental clean-up fund reaches €80m first close

    12 May 2016

    A fund that will clean up brownfield sites in Europe has reached an €80 million ($91.11 million) first close, after securing the backing of four principal investors.

  • EU energy, climate change plans get mixed reception

    26 February 2015

    Industry and NGOs have given a mixed reception to the European Commission's new proposals to improve energy security and reduce carbon emissions within the EU.