Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • GBPs issues Social Bond Principles and guidelines for sustainability bonds

    14 June 2017

    A set of Social Bond Principles (SBP) has been published to promote transparency and integrity in the growing market for 'social bonds'. Guidelines covering 'sustainability bonds' have also been issued by the Green Bond Principles (GBP).

  • Apple returns to green bond market

    14 June 2017

    Consumer electronics giant Apple has returned to the green bond market with its second deal.

  • NextEnergy solar plans £100m equity raise and overseas growth

    13 June 2017

    NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), a UK-listed yieldco, aims to raise a further £100 million ($127 million) from a placement of new shares this month. The company is also seeking approval from its shareholders to invest outside the UK, for the first time.

  • Investors dominate latest RGGI auction, as prices slip further

    12 June 2017

    Carbon prices slipped to a new three-year low in the latest auction of emission allowances by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), with investment firms buying more than half of the allowances on offer.

  • CalSTRS to sell remaining holdings in coal companies

    12 June 2017

    The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) has committed to sell all of its remaining shares in companies that produce coal for power generation by 1 July.

  • Allianz Global Investors backs US solar project

    06 June 2017

    Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has agreed to provide a 'back-leverage' loan to the 250MW Moapa solar energy facility in Nevada. The size of the loan has not been disclosed.

  • Macquarie adds to renewables portfolio with another acquisition

    05 June 2017

    Macquarie Capital has further boosted its presence in the renewable energy sector with the acquisition of RES Japan, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Asset owners and investors call for more Mexican green bonds

    05 June 2017

    A group of 57 leading asset owners and fund managers in Mexico have called on the government to take action to develop the local green bond market.

  • QE policy could increase risk of stranded assets, researchers warn

    31 May 2017

    Purchases of corporate bonds by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England, as part of their quantitative easing (QE) initiatives, could be adding to the risk of assets in the oil and gas sectors becoming 'stranded'.

  • Green Climate Fund offers $500m for private sector climate projects

    25 May 2017

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has launched a $500 million request for proposals (RFP) to support private sector projects that help combat climate change in developing countries.