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  • Green bond market saw $35.4bn of issues in 2014, says CBI

    07 January 2015

    Some $35.4 billion of green bonds were issued in 2014 – more than treble the previous year's figure, but short of estimates of $40 billion.

  • SolarCity launches second fund with JP Morgan

    07 January 2015

    SolarCity has launched a $350 million investment fund in partnership with JP Morgan.

  • Canadian Solar sells third project in a week, raising C$66m

    06 January 2015

    Canadian Solar has continued its recent spate of deals, selling a plant to BluEarth Renewables for C$66 million ($57 million).

  • Vardar is latest utility to enter green bond market

    06 January 2015

    A Scandinavian utility has issued its first green bond, raising NOK300 million ($39.3 million).

  • Abengoa and EIG form $9.5bn joint venture

    06 January 2015

    Spanish energy company Abengoa has formed a joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners to develop a $9.5 billion pipeline of projects.

  • EU carbon market weekly update

    05 January 2015

    Prices in the EU's carbon market hit €7.57 on 24 December - nearing their 2014 peak - but fell in the following days as the market eyes the next round of auctions, says Louis Redshaw.

  • What the IPCC's Synthesis Report means for investors

    05 January 2015

    The IPCC's Synthesis Report of the Fifth Assessment Report highlights bold, plain messages that are essential reading in the lead up to the climate summit in Paris, says Jonathan Grant

  • Canadian Solar sells eighth project to TransCanada

    05 January 2015

    Canadian Solar has sold a solar project to TransCanada – a corporation specialising in natural gas distribution – for some C$60 million ($52 million).

  • Scatec Solar agrees financing for first Latin American project

    05 January 2015

    Independent power producer Scatec Solar has secured project financing to start building a $125 million plant in Honduras, marking its first move into Latin America.

  • Have we turned a corner on climate change?

    31 December 2014

    Will 2014 be remembered as the year when the world turned a corner on climate change?