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UK 'Local Climate Bonds' secure £16m in backing, plans to scale up
15 May 2025A programme allowing UK local authorities to raise capital directly from private investors backed by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and crowdfunding specialist Abundance Investment has secured £16 million ($21 million) in catalytic funding.
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UK bids to consolidate 'leadership' in green finance
18 September 2017The UK government has announced a taskforce of senior financiers to help accelerate the growth of green finance – a field in which it claims the UK already enjoys global leadership.
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Swindon Council issues UK's first council solar bond
24 February 2016Swindon Borough Council has issued the UK's first 'council solar bond' in what it hopes will be a model for local green infrastructure development.
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Power to the people
08 May 2014Steven McNab and Jessica Holt review the benefits and barriers associated with greater use of decentralised energy generation.