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Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds
31 July 2017A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.
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Time for UK to take lead in tidal power
14 July 2017Tidal power could provide a substantial share of the UK's future energy requirements and the long life of the underlying assets could be attractive to pension funds, says Liam O'Keeffe.
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Catastrophe Risk 2017: Allianz Weather Bond
30 June 20172016 saw the issuance of the first insurance linked weather bond in 17 years, as Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Capital Markets (JLTCM) secured $30.75 million of coverage against warm European winter temperature extremes, in a private placement.
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Weather deal 2017: Old Settler Wind
30 June 2017Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) and Nephila Capital's proxy revenue swap hedge structure for a wind farm in the US has the potential to be replicated throughout the renewables industry.
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Water 2017: Xylem's acquisition of Sensus
30 June 2017Environmental Finance's inaugural Deal of the Year Award for the water sector goes to US company Xylem for its acquisition of smart water meter business Sensus for $1.7 billion.
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Deals of the Year 2017
30 June 2017Environmental Finance's 10th annual Deals of the Year awards are all about opportunities – investments flowing into businesses that are aligned with the low-carbon economy or are part of solutions to the problem of climate change.
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Sustainability in the digital age
16 June 2017Zouk Capital's Samer Salty explains his thoughts on sustainable investing, cleantech and the measurement of impact to Peter Cripps
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Scientists predict above-average hurricane season
31 May 2017There is a 45% chance that this summer will see more Atlantic hurricanes than usual and only a 20% chance of there being fewer, according to US storm 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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Investor water risk: the information you need that you don't yet have
05 May 2017Data on water needs viewed in context if it is to be properly understood, argues Alexis Morgan