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  • Offshore wind sees record year but total green investment falls

    16 January 2017

    Offshore wind investments hit a record $30 billion for 2016, though overall clean energy investing fell 18% to $287.5 billion, from last year's record $348.5 billion, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • 50 shades of green bonds - and 50 ways of assessing them

    29 December 2016

    Ratings agencies have weighed into the green bond market in the past year, adding to the raft of existing tools for assessing bonds. Where is this increasingly crowded marketplace heading, asks Peter Cripps

  • Offshore wind costs plunge 22% in 12 months

    01 November 2016

    The weighted average cost of electricity from offshore wind installations has fallen 22% in the past 12 months to $126/MWh, according to Bloomberg analysts.

  • Investment in renewables for Q3 2016 'worryingly low', say BNEF

    10 October 2016

    Investment in renewables is set to fall in 2016 after a "worrying" slump in the third quarter, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • EF BRIEFS: Mexico City green bond, Brookfield AM

    03 October 2016

    A $2 billion dual-tranche green bond issued by Mexico City, to help finance its proposed new international airport, (LINK) attracted $13 billion of interest from more than 300 investors.

  • First fund tracking innovative resource efficiency index launches

    07 September 2016

    An innovative index that comprises companies that are efficient in relation to the consumption of energy, food and water (EFW) has licensed its first fund.

  • Clean energy list identifies low-carbon investment opportunities

    16 August 2016

    An initiative to help investors exploit the opportunities arising from the transition to a low carbon economy has been launched by Canadian research firm Corporate Knights and US non-profit As You Sow.

  • Solar energy expected to attract $135bn/year to 2040

    12 July 2016

    Solar energy is likely to attract investment of $135 billion/year globally over the next 25 years, and will account for 43% of new power generating capacity between now and 2040, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

  • Profile: Inflection Point's Carbon Zero strategy

    04 July 2016

    Inflection Point's Carbon Zero strategy offers a way for investors to lower the carbon intensity of their portfolio, and has the potential to outperform. Taylor Telford reports

  • Renewables boom 'to continue', but $5.3trn investment gap identified

    13 June 2016

    Cheaper coal and gas prices will not halt the rise of renewables, according to latest New Energy Outlook (NEO) report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).