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Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets
20 December 2018Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.
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EDF signs €4bn ESG-indexed revolving credit facility
28 November 2018French electricity utility EDF has signed a green revolving credit facility (RCF) worth €4 billion ($4.5 billion), for which the payments will depend on sustainability-related performance indicators.
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EU carbon update, 10 September 2018
10 September 2018A further rise in the price of EU Allowances is likely this week, but the only certainty is more volatility, says Louis Redshaw
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EU carbon update, 03 September 2018
03 September 2018September 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.
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Renewables investors failing to assess risk adequately, says Amundi
29 August 2018Investors in renewables assets often fail to assess risk adequately in a race to beat competition to projects, according to a senior Amundi executive.
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PGGM acquires half of a 332 MW renewables portfolio
03 August 2018Dutch asset manager PGGM will buy a 50% interest of a US wind and a solar project by EDF Renewables North America.
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Amundi/EDF fund secures €500m in equity finance
04 July 2018Amundi 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.
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Dalmore Capital and pension fund invest £700m in wind farms
03 July 2018The 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.
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Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee
19 June 2018The 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.
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LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds
11 June 2018Legal & 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.