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  • GCF partners call for lower co-financing requirements

    27 March 2017

    Key stakeholders in the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are calling for it to be more flexible in the level of co-financing it requires for projects that it funds.

  • Singapore's financial regulator launches green bond initiative

    27 March 2017

    Singapore has launched a green bond grant programme to help issuers pay the additional costs associated with obtaining an external review, in a bid to kickstart issuance from the state.

  • Exclusive: UK government launches working group on pulling out of EU ETS

    24 March 2017

    The UK government has launched a working group on forming a national carbon market, in a signal that the country is preparing to leave the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as a result of Brexit, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 20 March 2017

    20 March 2017

    The outlook for EUA prices Is bearish over the next few weeks as auction supply increases, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Trump's budget to gut EPA - investors' verdict

    17 March 2017

    President Donald Trump's proposed "America First Budget" will see the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget slashed 31% in 2018.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 13 March 2017

    13 March 2017

    Fewer auctions and the looming compliance deadline should help offset the impact of relatively mild weather this week, says Louis Redshaw

  • RGGI price slump prompts calls for reform

    13 March 2017

    Emission allowances in the latest auction held by the northeastern US carbon market slumped to a three-year low, prompting renewed calls for a substantial reform of the market.

  • Comment: Can 'fintech' help 'green' the real economy?

    10 March 2017

    Innovation in financial technology should aim to address sustainability challenges in the real economy, says Andrew Voysey

  • UK budget defers green economy decisions for later in the year

    09 March 2017

    The UK budget offered very little for the green economy with major decisions deferred for later in the year, according to one environmentally themed fund manager.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 6 March 2017

    06 March 2017

    After two weeks of rising EUA prices, the fundamental factors influencing demand are now bearish, but industrial buyers are waiting for an opportunity to come to market, says Louis Redshaw.