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Enel Green Power wins 425MW wind contracts in South Africa
15 April 2015Italy's Enel Green Power has been awarded three energy supply contracts for 425MW of wind power in South Africa's latest renewable energy auction.
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Some discussions should be public
15 April 2015In the coming months, we will see increasing numbers of debates and discussions about the question of 'what is green?'.
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Unilever's green bond: a difference of opinions
15 April 2015In the year since its launch, Unilever's green bond has divided opinion and been omitted from the Barclays MSCI green bond index. Here, leading figures from the two sides of the debate outline their thinking.
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Water risks must not take a back seat to carbon, says Ceres
15 April 2015Investors must not continue to neglect water risks in favour of carbon-related issues, according to sustainable investment coalition, Ceres.
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European industry far ahead of US on sustainability, says ratings firm
14 April 2015European companies are engaging with sustainability issues much better than their US counterparts, according to German ratings company Oekom Research.
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Ontario to launch carbon market and link with Quebec, California
14 April 2015The province of Ontario is to set up a cap-and-trade carbon market which it intends to link to the established markets in Quebec and California.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 13 April 2015
13 April 2015The approach of the 30 April compliance deadline is triggering some industrial buying interest, but no major moves in EUA prices are expected this week, says Louis Redshaw
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Helius de-lists from London exchange after failure of biomass plans
13 April 2015UK biomass company Helius Energy is to de-list from London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) after failing to secure equity funding to meet the construction costs of its planned 100MW project in Avonmouth near Bristol. The last day for trading ordinary shares on AIM will be 20 April.
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A range of opinions
13 April 2015Second-party opinion providers are becoming increasingly important to the green bond market. Sophie Robinson Tillett takes a look at the different providers
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KFW plans to invest €1bn in green bonds
09 April 2015German development bank KfW has ramped up its commitment to the green bond market, by announcing its intention to invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in the market. The bank has already announced plans to issue up to €3 billion ($3.2 billion) of green bonds this year.