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New benchmark for impact investment funds launched
26 June 2015A new benchmark for impact investment funds was launched today, and its track record suggests that investors do not necessarily sacrifice performance when compared with mainstream equivalents.
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Quotes of the Quarter
26 June 2015Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the second quarter of 2015.
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Australia boosts investor confidence by agreeing new renewables target
26 June 2015Australia has reduced its Renewable Energy Target (RET) by nearly 20% – but the move was welcomed by investors as it ends months of political wrangling and reduces the uncertainty hanging over the sector.
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GIB announces first ever profits and privatisation plans
25 June 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has announced its first full year profits, and comfirmed its plans to offerequity to private investors.
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Renewables to attract $8trn by 2040, says BNEF
24 June 2015Renewables will represent almost 60% of new capacity and two-thirds of the investment in global power generation over the next 25 years, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Rating agencies underestimate climate risks, warn lawyers
24 June 2015Credit rating agencies are creating significant risks for investors, and could be exposing themselves to legal liability, by failing to acknowledge the climate risks facing fossil fuel investments, a US law group has warned.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 23 June 2015
23 June 2015Another week of sideways price moves in the EU carbon market is a strong possibility, unless there is a significant development in the Greek crisis, says Louis Redshaw
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UK's GIB slated for part-privatisation
23 June 2015The UK government is set to announce plans to sell a stake in the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to private investors.
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Redefining additionality with respect to green bonds
22 June 2015Definitions of additionality pre-date the current green bond market and are generally understood to reference incentives or markets that are enabling something to happen that otherwise would not.
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Getting real about carbon capture
22 June 2015Carbon capture and storage has a vital role to play in European efforts to combat climate change, says Chris Davies MEP. But the technology needs urgent political and financial support.