Joe Walsh

Articles by Joe Walsh

  • Iberdrola issues €750m green bond

    25 November 2016

    Spanish utility Iberdrola has issued a €750 million ($795.1 million) green bond, making it the biggest corporate issuer in the market this year, and the third largest overall.

  • Increased demand in California and Quebec carbon auction

    24 November 2016

    California and Quebec's latest carbon auction sold more than double the number of allowances as its previous auction but still not enough to lift prices above the 'floor price'.

  • Sustainable Investing market to grow despite Trump, says S&P

    23 November 2016

    Trump's elections will not impact the growth of sustainable investing, according to S&P, as investors, rather than policymakers, are now driving the market.

  • Europe's oil and gas companies better prepared for low-carbon than US, says CDP

    22 November 2016

    European oil and gas companies have outperformed their US counterparts in preparedness for a low-carbon future by beginning to invest in alternative energy sources and shifting to gas, according to a report by CDP.

  • Danske Bank develops price differentiation for green loan

    21 November 2016

    Danske Bank has extended its first green loan with 'improved terms' to a real estate client, Fabege, because it is financing green buildings which it believes have a lower level of risk.

  • NextEnergy raises £115.3m through oversubscribed share issuance

    21 November 2016

    UK yieldco NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) has raised £115.3 million ($142.3 million) through the issuance of 110.3 million ordinary shares, exceeding its original target of 100 million shares.

  • Carbon needs to decline by 2020 to meet Paris target, says IEA

    17 November 2016

    Carbon emissions from the energy sector need to peak and start to decline by 2020 to stick to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increase to 2°, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  • GIB issues first Green Bond appraisal

    16 November 2016

    Moroccan lender Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) is the first green bond issuer to use the Green Investment Bank's (GIB) Green Impact Report appraisal.

  • Ygrene issues first AAA rated Pace bond in $329.5m fundraise

    15 November 2016

    Ygrene Energy Fund has raised $329.5 million by issuing two Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) bonds including the market's first AAA rated notes.

  • GIB to launch Green Impact Report for potential commercial use

    14 November 2016

    The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has launched a methodology to quantify on the environmental benefits of a given infrastructure asset or portfolio. The bank believes its Green Impact Report could be sold to investors looking to rate the green credentials of an investment.