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Pattern Energy signs record-breaking $8.8bn green loan
02 January 2024US renewable energy developer Pattern Energy has secured $8.8 billion of green loan facilities as part of a financing deal for its SunZia wind power infrastructure project, with the deal the largest green loan transaction to date.
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Denmark: Green bonds are leading to green dogma
02 January 2024Greenium is 'natural course' for green bonds, but is not the objective, Simon Hajaj Ruby Harmat tells Ahren Lester
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Romania launches green bond framework ahead of debut
22 December 2023Romania has published its green bond framework ahead of making its market debut, with initial discussions with investors on the inaugural sovereign green bond starting this week.
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Germany plans €19bn green bond issuance in 2024
22 December 2023Germany is planning to raise up to €19 billion ($21 billion) from green bonds in 2024 - a target which, if achieved, would increase the amount the sovereign raises through green issues for the fifth year in a row.
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EU green building label deal avoids 'bad taste' in green bond market - but delays harmonisation
21 December 2023A loophole introduced to the proposed harmonisation of the EU Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regime for buildings has prevented a "bad taste" among investors regarding some bank green bonds, but retains fragmented 'green' building designations, ABN Amro has said.
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EU: Green bond issuance to 'gather pace' in 2024 after slow start
21 December 2023The EU expects to accelerate its green bond issuance in 2024 following revisions to member states' investment plans, after the massive green bond programme fell behind its targeted share of total borrowing by the bloc.
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EU building energy performance deal is 'game-changer' for renovation green bonds
20 December 2023The draft final agreement on the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) could trigger a "renovation wave" among European bank green bonds, according to Dutch lender ABN Amro.
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Fitch: Social to rise up the sustainable bond agenda in 2024
19 December 2023Nature-related sustainable bond issuance is set to give social co-benefits greater prominence in 2024, Sustainable Fitch says. Ahren Lester reports
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Mitsui OSK Lines to issue 'first' shipping firm blue bond
19 December 2023Japanese firm Mitsui OSK Lines plans to raise JPY10 billion ($70 million) through a blue bond in January, believed to be the first issued by a shipping firm using recent International Capital Market Association (ICMA) guidelines.
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EBA proposes EU develops 'two-tier' green loan standard
18 December 2023The European Banking Authority (EBA) has proposed that the EU develops a voluntary EU Taxonomy-aligned EU green loan and mortgage standard similar to that for green bonds, but that a second non-taxonomy aligned tier should be allowed for a period of time.