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Green bonds round-up, 16 January

Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

Green bond round-up, 10 October 2018

Iberdrola revisits green hybrid market with €700m issue

Iberdrola has made good on its promise to raise more green capital in 2018 by issuing its second green hybrid bond.

Time the green bond market grew up

The 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.

Repsol's green bond: exploring the controversy

Spanish oil & gas company Repsol issued a controversial green bond that immediately raised concerns, mainly because it represents more investment in production that results in more carbon emissions, even if more efficiently. Marcio Viegas assesses the controversy

Spanish oil company issues controversial green bond

Spanish oil company Repsol has issued a controversial €500 million ($543 million) green bond that will be partly used to fund energy efficiency projects in its oil and chemical refineries.

Vela Energy issues renewables bond

Vela Energy has issued a €66 million ($72 million) bond to part-refinance a portfolio of solar plants in Spain.

Utility returns to green bond market, with benchmark issue

A utility has returned to the green bond market, after pricing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of notes, Environmental Finance has learned.

Abengoa raises €1.4bn of debt

Abengoa has raised €1.4 billion of debt from 20 investors.

CaixaBank offsets emissions with investments in wind and natural gas

Spanish CaixaBank has invested in two energy projects in Colombia, intended to help offset its carbon emissions.