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Barclays-MSCI Green Bond Index may assess performance of issuers
10 July 2014The proposed green bond index from Barclays and MSCI is likely to take the issuer's green credentials into consideration when deciding which bonds to include.
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Barclays and MSCI to launch Green Bond Index
02 July 2014Barclays has teamed up with index provider MSCI to launch a Green Bond Index in response to 'high demand' from institutional investors.
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Voluntary carbon leaders look on the bright side
30 June 2014The dominant players in the voluntary carbon market are optimistic about the future, despite a decline in volumes and prices between 2012 and 2013, according to the latest survey of the market by Environmental Finance.
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Windiga to develop biggest solar farm in Sub-Saharan Africa
26 June 2014Windiga Energy is to develop the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power station in Sub-Saharan Africa, after securing backing from private and public investors.
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STEAG secures financing for €192m Romanian wind farm
13 June 2014German power generator STEAG has closed its latest funding round for the Crucea wind farm.
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RGGI carbon auction price hits record high amid EPA speculation
09 June 2014A new record clearing price of $5.02 for emission allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was set in the market's 5 June auction.
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EU eyes innovative finance tools to improve energy efficiency
04 June 2014Ambitious energy efficiency targets will require significant investment from the private sector. Clare Taylor reviews the innovative financing mechanisms the EU is putting in place to achieve this.
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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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Call to strengthen Green Bond Principles
10 April 2014The Green Bond Principles should be strengthened to help boost the credibility of the fledgling market, an NGO has claimed.
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Record breaking quarter for green bonds boosted by corporate issues
01 April 2014The green bond market broke fresh records for issuance in the first quarter of 2014, with corporate issues nearly matching those of development banks.