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Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds
31 July 2017A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.
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Wanted: UK green bond issuers
24 July 2017As the green bond market continues to break records and investors call for more supply, Hamza Ali asks why there hasn't been more issuance out of the UK
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Green bond comment: New issues rise 36% in H1
05 July 2017A 36% increase in new issues in the first six months of this year, combined with further signs of maturity in the market, suggest green bonds are entering their second decade in good health.
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India, Paris and EIB add $2bn to green bond market
03 July 2017The European Investment Bank (EIB), has issued a €1 billion ($1.124 billion) Climate Awareness Bond maturing in 2047.
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Paris rebrands its sustainable finance initiative as Finance for Tomorrow
16 June 2017An initiative aiming to position Paris as a global leader in green finance has been rebranded to give it fresh impetus.
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North American electricity utilities trail European counterparts in transition to low-carbon economy
09 June 2017Electricity utilities are, on average, not reducing emissions fast enough to be in line with a scenario that would limit climate change to the Paris Agreement's 2°C target, a Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) study has found.
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Why asset owners should take heed of the transition to a low-carbon economy
08 June 2017Addressing the energy transition is a necessary long-term strategy, but it may throw up risks in the shorter-term as well, say Richard Folland and Shuen Chan
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Time the green bond market grew up
05 June 2017The exclusion of Repsol's bond from the main green bond indexes highlights that a lack of a clear definition of what is green is hindering the market, argues Keith Mullin.
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Credit Agricole, BNP and Natixis fund world's largest solar project
25 May 2017The world's largest solar photovoltaic (PV) project, at 1.2GW when operational, has received $900 million in funding including loans from Credit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Natixis as part of a banking syndicate.
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Data is 'biggest challenge currently to ESG integration'
24 May 2017A lack of robust data is currently the biggest obstacle to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, according to a survey by BNP Paribas.