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Utility returns to green bond market, with benchmark issue
15 April 2016A utility has returned to the green bond market, after pricing €1 billion ($1.1 billion) of notes, Environmental Finance has learned.
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JP Morgan Chase to stop project finance for new coal projects
08 March 2016JP Morgan Chase will no longer provide project finance for new coal-fired power plants in "high income OECD countries" or for any new 'greenfield' coal mines.
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New York MTA issues $500m 'certified' green bond
03 February 2016New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is to issue a green bond certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
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Climate Change - Threat and Opportunity for Private Sector
02 February 2016The Paris climate deal made it clear that the private sector, with its financial clout and penchant for innovation, must play a leading role in the struggle for a greener future, says Dimitris Tsitsiragos.
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San Diego Unified School District issues $100m green bond
05 January 2016The San Diego Unified School District has issued a $100 million green bond, announced in November.
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Carbon trading finds its feet again
17 December 2015The winners of 2015's carbon-related Market Rankings say it's been a good year for trading systems worldwide, with more regulatory certainty and overall activity than last year in many markets. Sophie Robinson-Tillett reports
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Hawaii to issue $35m green bond
16 October 2015The State of Hawaii is set to issue a $35 million green bond to acquire land for conservation.
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DC Water green bond raises $100m
15 October 2015District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) has raised $100 million in its second green bond, announced last month.
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Vermont issues $28.5m green bond
13 October 2015The State of Vermont has become the latest in a series of US municipals to tap the green bond market this month, after it issued $28.5 million of notes.
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Citi tightens its policy on coal sector lending
06 October 2015US bank Citi has strengthened its policy on lending to coal mining companies and all financing for this sector will now require approval at a more senior level within the bank.