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  • Green bond round-up - 11 April

    11 April 2018

    The government of Lithuania has announced plans to issue a sovereign green bond "at the end of April" to finance a 10-year, €68 million ($84 million), loan to the country's Public Investment Development Agency to fund renovations of 156 multi-apartment buildings that improve energy efficiency and reduce heating costs.

  • EDF eyes impact bond for Louisiana wetlands project

    17 July 2017

    Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a US advocacy group, is working on the design of an 'environmental impact bond' (EIB) to finance a coastal wetlands restoration project in Louisiana.

  • India, Paris and EIB add $2bn to green bond market

    03 July 2017

    The European Investment Bank (EIB), has issued a €1 billion ($1.124 billion) Climate Awareness Bond maturing in 2047.

  • Green bond round-up, 8 February 2017

    08 February 2017

    New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) is gearing up to launch its third green bond, expected to raise $350 million.

  • EF BRIEFS: Swedish real estate green bond; Greencoat equity raise

    18 November 2016

    A Swedish real estate firm has returned to the green bond market with its third and largest offering, raising SEK700 million ($76 million).

  • Water green bond issues break $10bn barrier

    14 October 2016

    More than $10 billion has been raised by green bonds to be spent exclusively on water-related projects, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • DC Water launches privately placed Environmental Impact Bond

    03 October 2016

    DC Water has launched what it claims is the first bond issued by a US entity that links interest payments to the performance of underlying green assets.

  • Port of LA gears up for its inaugural green bond

    19 August 2016

    The Port of Los Angeles (LA) is gearing up to launch its inaugural green bond.

  • Vermont set to issue $89m green bond

    28 June 2016

    Vermont Educational and Health Buildings Financing Agency (VEHBFA) is set to issue an $89 million green bond, its first with a second opinion.

  • Advanced Topics in Green Bonds: Maximising Rewards

    10 June 2016

    Green bonds issuers can maximise the benefits of such transactions by following emerging standard practices, says Philip Ludvigsen