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EIB's latest 'tap' of Climate Awareness Bond takes total to €2.6bn
15 May 2014The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued another €350 million ($480 million) 'tap' of its euro-denominated Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) maturing in November 2019, taking the total outstanding to €2.6 billion.
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'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed
15 May 2014A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.
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Impax reports 16% rise in AUM and bullish outlook
15 May 2014Impax Asset Management said its assets under management (AUM) rose 16% to £2.5 billion ($4.2 billion) in the six months to 31 March, with net inflows representing more than half the increase.
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Alliance Trust creates 'UK's first SRI risk profiled funds'
14 May 2014Alliance Trust has started creating the first range of risk-profiled funds within the social and responsible investment space (SRI), it claims.
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US retail trust taps green bond market for first time
14 May 2014Regency Centers is thought to be the first US real estate investment trust (REIT) to issue a publicly traded green bond, raising money to fund 'green' shopping centres.
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What price a 'rescue CER'?
13 May 2014Norway, Sweden and the UK have announced initiatives to buy carbon credits to support vulnerable emission reduction projects. But how much should they pay in order to be effective, asks Mahua Acharya
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UK plans to cut large-scale solar subsidies
13 May 2014The UK government looks set to reduce support for solar photovoltaic farms with generating capacity of 5MW or higher from next year, in a move that has been described by the Solar Trade Association (STA) as a "crippling blow" to the progress of the sector.
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GIB commits £7.5m to £15m London biogas plant
13 May 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing £7.5 million ($12.6 million) in an anaerobic digestion plant just outside London.
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Market for 'smart city' technologies to double by 2020, says Navigant
13 May 2014Investment in technologies associated with 'smart cities' is likely to more than double from less than $10 billion/year today to more than $20 billion/year by 2020, according to consultancy Navigant Research.
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GDF Suez issues record breaking €2.5bn green bond
13 May 2014GDF Suez has issued a record breaking €2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) green bond in a transaction that was three-times oversubscribed despite being upsized to meet greater than expected demand.