Sophie Robinson-Tillett

Articles by Sophie Robinson-Tillett

  • $750m of private investment sought for 'world's biggest' solar project

    18 January 2016

    The world's biggest solar project is seeking $750 million of private investment, with the backing of the IFC.

  • Bangladesh Bank 'working on green bond'

    15 January 2016

    Bangladesh Bank is readying itself to issue a green bond – which could be the first ever from a central bank.

  • London pushes to make itself home of green finance

    15 January 2016

    The UK has stepped up efforts to cement itself as the global hub of climate finance, launching an initiative with the UN.

  • Climate change named biggest global risk to countries and industries

    14 January 2016

    A failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change is the biggest material risk facing the world, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).

  • Flensborg predicts green bond market will double in 2016

    13 January 2016

    Green bond issuance will double this year, according to SEB's head of sustainable products, Christopher Flensborg.

  • Investors to struggle with low-carbon portfolios as corporates fall short of targets

    13 January 2016

    Investors will struggle to find sufficient low-carbon equities to keep them in line with national emissions targets, according to research.

  • NextEnergy Solar Fund in 'biggest ever M&A deal for solar in the UK'

    11 January 2016

    UK yieldco, NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), has made what it describes as "the largest mergers & acquisitions deal in UK solar".

  • SunEd in major debt deal in bid to strengthen position

    08 January 2016

    SunEdison's share price is in turmoil again, after it agreed another complex – and expensive – deal in a bid to pay down 'restrictive debt'.

  • GCL subsidiary in $302m rights issue

    08 January 2016

    GCL New Energy is seeking to raise HK$2.3 billion ($302 million) in a rights issue.

  • NYSE allows Yingli to stay after share price hike

    07 January 2016

    Chinese solar panel maker Yingli Green Energy has dodged exclusion from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after executing a reverse stock split to increase the price of its shares.