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Profile: Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions
29 May 2015As Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions gears up for a second financial close, Kit Hamilton and Andrew Robertson talk to Sophie Robinson-Tillett
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Norwegian government backs oil fund coal divestment
28 May 2015Norway's NOK7 trillion ($894 billion) oil fund is to divest more of its coal holdings after the country's politicians gave an earlier-than-expected backing to plans to reduce its exposure to the commodity.
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Santander and pension funds launch $2bn renewables and water fund
28 May 2015Santander and two Canadian pension funds have launched a $2 billion renewables and water fund, which they plan to make "one of the largest and best-in-class" in the world.
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Goldman Sachs sets $1bn target for securitised Japanese renewables bonds
27 May 2015Goldman Sachs has established a "first of its kind" facility that aims to issue $1 billion of securitised Japanese renewable energy bonds.
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Macquarie backs UK solar portfolio in £106m deal
27 May 2015Macquarie has given another vote of confidence to the UK solar market, agreeing a £106 million ($163 million) refinancing deal.
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Investors managing $12trn call for long-term emissions reduction goal
26 May 2015Investors managing $12 trillion of assets have urged G7 finance ministers to back a long-term emissions reduction plan, to help limit the average global temperature increase to 2⁰C above pre-industrial levels.
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French companies will be forced to report on climate metrics
26 May 2015The French government is set to pass a law requiring listed companies to report their carbon footprint and the risk climate change poses to them, in a move described as "a game changer" for the low-carbon investment movement.
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BNP Paribas signs up to Montreal Carbon Pledge
22 May 2015BNP Paribas is the latest investor to throw its weight behind the Montreal Carbon Pledge (MCP) to promote decarbonisation.
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Axa divests coal as part of climate plan
22 May 2015Axa threw its weight behind the divestment movement today after it pledged to sell its coal assets by the end of the year.
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Green Climate Fund deemed 'effective' and ready to seek private investment
22 May 2015The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has crossed its fundraising threshold and will begin financing projects and incentivising private-sector investment, it has said.