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COP Blog: Don't turn the GCF into the Greedy Corporate Fund
10 December 2014Last week, the UN Climate Summit in Lima, Peru, kicked off amid controversy with news that Japan had counted loans for coal projects in Indonesia as international climate finance.
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World Bank issues green bond for Belgian investors
19 November 2014The World Bank has launched a retail green bond for investors in Belgium.
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World Bank sees strong demand for structured green bonds
30 September 2014The World Bank has trebled the size of its latest structured bond in response to strong demand from retail investors.
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Glennmont's second fund reaches €500m second close
01 September 2014A clean energy fund has reached a €500 million ($656.6 million) final close, exceeding its target by €50 million.
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Hera's €500m green bond is three-times oversubscribed
27 June 2014A €500 million green bond, believed to be Italy's first, was three-times oversubscribed when it was issued this week.
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Utility mulls Italy's 'first green bond issue'
19 June 2014An Italian utility will next week host a roadshow to test investor demand for the country's first green bond.
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Tenaska agrees $450m loans for 150MW Californian solar plant
16 June 2014Tenaska, a leading independent US energy company, has secured $450 million in bank loans to finance a 150MW solar power plant near El Centro in California.
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Clean energy accounts for 30% of EBRD investments
19 May 2014Almost 30% of investments by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) last year were for renewable energy, energy efficiency and other responses to climate change.
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'World's largest' offshore wind project finance deal agreed
15 May 2014A €2.8 billion ($3.8 billion) project financing agreement has been secured for an offshore wind farm, in a deal that claims to be the largest of its kind.
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Impax reports 16% rise in AUM and bullish outlook
15 May 2014Impax Asset Management said its assets under management (AUM) rose 16% to £2.5 billion ($4.2 billion) in the six months to 31 March, with net inflows representing more than half the increase.