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OPIC issues 'green guarantees' for South America's largest solar project
26 November 2014The Overseas Private Investor Corporation (OPIC) has issued another set of 'green guarantees' to help raise $26.5 million towards financing the largest solar power project in South America.
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PensionDanmark in DKK1.6bn UK biomass deal
26 November 2014A joint venture involving PensionDanmark has invested DKK1.6 billion ($267.6 million) in its second biomass-fuelled power plant in the UK.
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Connecticut issues green bond for water
25 November 2014Connecticut has issued a $60 million green bond, joining the growing list of US municipals to tap the market.
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Renewables subsidies: Between a ROC and a hard place
25 November 2014Many renewables developers now face a choice between ROCs and CfDs. What are their pros and cons?
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Cincinnati to become first public university to issue green bond
25 November 2014The University of Cincinnati (UC) will issue a green bond next week, becoming the first public university in the US to tap the market.
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Carbon offsetters look beyond climate change
Today's voluntary carbon market is about delivering far more than a climate change benefit – presenting enormous opportunity for...
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First non-GO muni green bond issued
25 November 2014A small island off the east coast of the US has become the first municipality to issue a non-General Obligation (GO) green bond.
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Pension firm divests NOK500m from coal but challenges 'stranded assets' theory
25 November 2014Norwegian pension giant KLP has dismissed the "stranded assets" debate, but still plans to divest from coal companies in favour of renewable energy.
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REC Solar bought by Chinese state for NOK4.3bn
24 November 2014Chinese company China National Bluestar has acquired a Norwegian solar energy firm for NOK4.34 billion ($639 million), in a cash purchase.
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Voluntary carbon standards bodies VCS and CCB forge closer links
24 November 2014Two of the leading standards bodies in the voluntary carbon market – the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) standards – will, in future, be managed together.