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South African renewables projects worth $3.1bn reach financial close
13 May 2013The South African government's renewable energy programme has seen projects worth a total of $3.1 billion reach financial close, in the initiative's second financing round.
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UN calls for more climate finance as emissions reach new levels
13 May 2013The UN's climate chief has called for an increase in climate finance as the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the world's atmosphere passes a key threshold.
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UK Green Investment Bank appoints general counsel
13 May 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has appointed Euan McVicar, currently a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons, as its general counsel.
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BioAmber completes $80m IPO after slashing offer price
10 May 2013Biochemicals company BioAmber sold eight million shares to the public today in a listing described by one analyst as 'a huge victory' for the industry.
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New and improved PRI framework released
09 May 2013The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative has published a new reporting framework, after amending the proposals in response to concerns that the process would be too time consuming for signatories.
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Waste conversion projects struggle to attract finance as banks shy away
09 May 2013Developers of advanced waste conversion plants are struggling to secure project finance from banks as the projects are perceived as too risky, a conference heard.
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First green bond verified using industry standards
09 May 2013An environmental bond has for the first time been certified using a set of standards supported by investor-focused NGO the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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UK's Green Investment Bank catalyses £2.3bn of investment
09 May 2013The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has mobilised £2.3 billion ($3.6 billion) of capital in its first five months of operation, with every £1 it invested being matched by almost £3 from the private sector, it said today.
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Offshore wind investment to surge to €130bn by 2020
08 May 2013Investments in offshore wind power are set to increase more than 15-fold by 2020, but developers must be able to reduce energy generation costs by 30% by that year to be competitive, a consultancy has said.
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PV breaks through 100GW mark, but Europe's dominance 'to end'
08 May 2013Europe is set to lose its role as the leading installer of solar photovoltaic (PV) power in the current year, a new report has forecast.
- Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
- COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
- IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance
- SLBs linked to donations or carbon credit investments are 'promising'
- SEC likely to withdraw climate rules, former Commissioner predicts
- After COP29, can voluntary carbon markets scale again?
- EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
- Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'
- The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
- EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'