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Althelia becomes first foreign investor in Brazilian forestry firm
23 September 2015The UK's Althelia Climate Fund has invested €11.5 million ($12.8 million) in a company seeking to combat deforestation in Brazil.
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Washington State to issue $39m green bond
23 September 2015The State of Washington is set to become the latest US municipal to tap the green bond market after it announced plans for what is understood to be a $39 million issue.
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EIB broadens environmental remit in new lending strategy
23 September 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) will take environmental mitigation into account across all of its lending activities.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 21 September 2015
23 September 2015Economic fears saw carbon prices fall last week and choppy trading is expected this week, says Louis Redshaw
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2015 has seen an 'inexorable rise' in voluntary carbon pricing for corporates, says CDP
23 September 2015There has been an "inexorable rise" in the number of public companies putting a price on carbon, according to a report from CDP.
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Investors with $2.6trn of assets make divestment pledges
23 September 2015Investors with combined assets of $2.6 trillion have made pledges to divest from fossil fuels, according to a new report.
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Hudson agrees second solar partnership in $100m deal
22 September 2015US private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners has committed $100 million to a new partnership with independent power producer Sky Solar Holdings.
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Investor-led project to create energy productivity index
22 September 2015The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has joined an investor-led initiative to launch what it believes to be the world's first "global energy productivity benchmark for listed industrial companies".
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Greater public sector support 'vital' to achieving $1trn green bond market
22 September 2015Public sector support is "vital" to help the green bond market scale up to $1 trillion by 2020, a figure that would help avoid catastrophic climate change, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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Dong Energy to divest oil and gas as it eyes IPO
22 September 2015Dong Energy has outlined plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in a radical overhaul of its business that will see it divest its oil and gas pipelines and put its exploration and production business under review.