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Banking climate principles to be launched next week
03 December 2015A new set of climate changes principles for the banking industry are set to be launched on Monday, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Development banks issue updated guide to help green bond issuers with impact reporting
02 December 2015A 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.
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Can Paris deliver a meaningful climate deal?
07 October 2015Attempts to build a global agreement from a series of national pledges will help industry and financiers plan low-carbon investments beyond 2020, even if they don't restrict global warming to 2°C, says Graham Cooper
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African renewables fund reaches $200m target
21 September 2015The Berkeley Energy-managed African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) has achieved its funding target of $200 million following an investment from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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People round-up
05 August 2015A round-up of the latest new appointments and moves in the industry, including changes at SEP,Greentech Capital, The African Development Bank, the Solar Energy Industry Association, Statkraft and Good Energy
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Gareth Phillips joins African Development Bank
04 August 2015Gareth Phillips has joined the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, as chief climate and green growth officer.
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Development banks agree principles for measuring climate finance
10 July 2015The world's largest development banks have joined together to agree principles for measuring their financing of green projects.
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Under scrutiny: green bond impact reporting
01 July 2015Issuers' reports on the environmental impact of their green bonds range from a few paragraphs on hard-to-find webpages to 80-page documents. But, given the costs and assumptions involved, some question whether more is necessarily better. Graham Cooper reports
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EIB makes "leap forward" for green bond reporting
27 March 2015The European Investment Bank (EIB) has responded to the call for greater disclosure around green bonds today, publishing a detailed report on its issues so far, in what it calls "a leap forward".
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Abengoa consortium seals $660m project financing for South African solar project
16 March 2015A consortium led by Abengoa has secured $660 million in financing for a 100MW solar plant.