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Clean energy community 'addicted to aid', says project developer
25 May 2017There is a big "addicted to aid" problem among the community promoting low-carbon energy, a leading developer of such projects told a World Bank conference.
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Quantitative easing could help fund GCF, says FX specialist
25 May 2017Tools used to combat the global financial crisis could help tackle the challenge of climate change, a State Street foreign exchange specialist believes.
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Populism threatens action on climate change, warns Ieta
24 May 2017The rise of populist political movements around the world "are a threat to action on climate change," according to the International Emissions Trading Association (Ieta).
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KfW doubles size of its green bond purchasing programme
23 May 2017KfW, the German development bank, has committed to spend €2 billion ($2.2 billion) on buying green bonds, doubling the size of a commitment made in 2015.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 22 May 2017
22 May 2017A further rise in EUA prices is a possibility this week, but a surge above €5 could prove difficult, says Louis Redshaw.
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New finance tools could spur further decline in offshore wind costs, says McKinsey
22 May 2017Innovative finance, alongside technology improvements and operational efficiencies, could lower the cost of offshore wind energy in 2020 to less than a third of what it was in 2010, according to McKinsey analysts.
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Finance sector gets guidance on Natural Capital Protocol
17 May 2017Guidance has been issued to provide financial institutions with a structured framework to identify, measure and value natural capital within their banking, investment and insurance activities.
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Wheb details impact of its sustainability fund
17 May 2017Specialist investment firm Wheb Asset Management has estimated the environmental impact of its FP Wheb Sustainability fund and said that all the fund's holdings directly support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Private equity firm Actis boosts LatAm renewables portfolio
16 May 2017London –based investment firm Actis has bought two wind farms in Brazil, with a combined generating capacity of 346MW, from Brazilian project developer Casa dos Ventos.
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KfW tightens sustainability criteria for €25bn liquidity portfolio
16 May 2017German development bank KfW has introduced new rules to strengthen the sustainability impact of its liquidity portfolio.
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- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
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- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.