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S&P calls for more transparency in green bonds market
25 March 2015The growing number of participants in the green bond market brings new risks and heightens the need for more transparency, rating agency Standard & Poor's has warned.
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GIB and Ireland's ESB back £190m UK biomass plant
24 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is partnering with Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) as equity investors in a £190 million ($283 million) biomass power project in the port of Tilbury, near London.
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Joan Walley takes the reins at the Aldersgate Group
24 March 2015Joan Walley, who is stepping down in May as a Labour member of parliament after 28 years, has been named chair of the UK's Aldersgate Group.
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EU Carbon market weekly update - 23 March 2015
23 March 2015EU carbon prices could rise further, after last week's rally, depending on the clean-dark spread and MSR talks, says Louis Redshaw.
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GIB and Zouk Capital invest in novel £111m energy from waste plant
23 March 2015The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing alongside Zouk Capital in a £111 million ($165 million) project that combines a 12.5MW waste-to-energy plant with an adjacent materials recycling facility.
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IIGCC calls for 12 fixes to Juncker Plan
19 March 2015A report backed by investors worth €10 trillion ($10.6 trillion) has called for "12 fixes" to boost low-carbon infrastructure investment in Europe.
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Carbon capture and storage could save UK 1% of GDP, says report
18 March 2015Building 10GW of carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity by 2030 could enable the UK to meet its low-carbon energy supply targets while saving around 1% of annual GDP in the 2040s, according to new research.
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EU Carbon market weekly update - 16 March 2015
16 March 2015In the current bearish conditions for EU Allowance prices, positive news from this week's MSR talks will be needed if prices are to rebound, says Louis Redshaw
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First Islamic green bonds expected this year
13 March 2015Debt market professionals in the Middle East expect to see the first 'green sukuk' – the Islamic equivalent of green bonds – issued later this year.
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UK energy minister eyes issuing green bonds with GIB
10 March 2015The UK's shadow energy secretary has mooted the idea of issuing green bonds in partnership with the country's Green Investment Bank (GIB).