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September is often a bearish month for the carbon market but this is no ordinary year, so a 'neutral' outlook is justified for this week, says Louis Redshaw.

Investors in renewables assets often fail to assess risk adequately in a race to beat competition to projects, according to a senior Amundi executive.

Dutch asset manager PGGM will buy a 50% interest of a US wind and a solar project by EDF Renewables North America.

Amundi Energy Transition (AET), a 60:40 joint venture between French asset manager Amundi and utility EDF, has raised more than €500 million ($582 million) in equity capital to finance energy efficiency projects across France.

The Pensions Infrastructure Platform, in partnership with Dalmore Capital, has paid £701 million ($925) to EDF Renewables for a 49% stake in a portfolio of 24 UK wind farms.

The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards on climate change issues, as part of its attempt to remove climate-related risk from its £5 billion ($6.7 billion) Future World funds.

Finance for Tomorrow – an initiative to promote Paris as a centre of sustainable finance – has elected a new board to serve for two years as it begins the second phase of its development.

Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are notoriously energy-intensive. But the blockchain technology they rely on could give a boost to environmental markets, experts believe. Graham Cooper reports.

Following a strong performance last week, EU Allowance prices are likely to remain supported this week by winter weather and compliance buying, says Louis Redshaw.