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  • Green bond round-up, 19 April 2017

    19 April 2017

    The Nigerian government has announced that it is delaying the launch of its inaugural sovereign green bond until after its 2017 budget is passed.

  • RECs in reverse

    14 December 2016

    This year has seen a reversal of fortunes for some renewable energy certificate (REC) markets, with some of last year's best performing US markets seeing big price drops, while EU and Australian markets saw record gains. Hamza Ali reports

  • Annual Market Rankings winners revealed

    09 December 2016

    Environmental Finance is proud to announce the winners in its 17th Annual Market Rankings.

  • Helping cities in developing countries benefit from the green bond market

    05 September 2016

    There are numerous ways in which cities in the 'global South' can tap into the green bond market, argues Padraig Oliver

  • ADB and USAID to develop Indian solar PPPs to encourage private investment

    29 March 2016

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are to work together to develop public private partnership (PPP) models for the Indian solar sector.

  • Philippines geothermal firm issues credit-enhanced green bond

    01 March 2016

    AP Renewables, a Philippines-based project operator and developer, has issued a PHP10.7 billion ($225 million) green bond, with backing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

  • Development banks issue updated guide to help green bond issuers with impact reporting

    02 December 2015

    A group of development banks has published updated impact reporting guidelines for green bond issuers, saying that the market is the "litmus test" for wider climate finance.

  • IADB plans green bonds for energy efficiency projects in Latin America

    11 November 2015

    The $217 million allocated by the UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) to green bonds for energy efficiency projects in Latin America, will contribute to two asset-backed securitisation programmes planned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).

  • EF BRIEFS: Parametric, ADB, NYSERDA, Nordea

    09 November 2015

    Parametric Portfolio Associates, a US investment manager, has launched two new environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies and appointed Jennifer Sireklove to the new role of head of responsible investing.

  • Asian Development Bank to double climate funding to $6bn

    25 September 2015

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will double its annual climate financing to $6 billion in the next five years, and issue more green bonds, it has said.