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COP22: The investors' verdict
06 January 2017World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali
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Carbon Cutter
28 December 2016Climate considerations are central to a pension fund's fiduciary duty, says ERAFP's Philippe Desfossés. Joe Walsh reports
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Belgium's largest offshore wind farm secures €867m debt package
16 December 2016Belgium's largest offshore wind farm has reached financial close, after it secured a 15-year, €867 million ($905 million) debt package from a consortium of 10 financial institutions.
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Infra fund loans $61m to Texan wind project
25 November 2016A fund backed primarily by Scandinavian institutions has made a $61 million loan to an onshore wind project in Texas, after agreeing a partnership deal with its developer.
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COP22 gathers momentum on halting global warming, despite Trump
21 November 2016World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) have agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali
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COP Blog: Getting private investors on board for climate finance
17 November 2016European Investment Bank
Here at COP22 in Marrakesh in the blue and green zones where ministers, financiers, climate experts NGOs and multinationals mingle, the talk is all about how to implement the Paris Agreement - and raise the required financing for low-carbon and adaptation projects. -
Morocco's sovereign wealth fund and World Bank launch Green Africa Fund
17 November 2016Ithmar Capital, Morocco's sovereign wealth fund, and the World Bank have signed an agreement to launch what they claim is the first pan-African green investment fund.
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EIB and Luxembourg launch climate finance platform to crowd in private sector
16 November 2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the government of Luxembourg have partnered to launch a "climate finance platform", designed to help attract private finance to climate-related projects.
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COP blog: The price of not investing in water
10 November 2016European Investment Bank
This week in Marrakesh I'll have water very much on my mind as my colleagues and I join experts and partners from the world's development banks and international financial institutions to pin down just how we are going to put the Paris Agreement into practice and to assess our progress since last year. -
GBPs launch resource centre
03 November 2016The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) have officially launched a resource centre that aims to help investors more easily find relevant and standardised information on issues.