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  • EF BRIEFS: GCF, Solactive, Lloyds

    11 March 2016

    The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) project pipeline is set to increase by $1.5 billion, and potentially up to $2.5 billion, after key agreements were reached at its latest board meeting.

  • Green Climate Fund head to step down

    22 February 2016

    Héla Cheikhrouhou, executive director of the Green Climate Fund, said she will step down in September, at the end of her current term.

  • HSBC predicts further growth in carbon pricing and green bonds

    05 January 2016

    More carbon pricing initiatives will be launched this year and further growth in the green bond market is expected, as countries start to implement their pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, say HSBC analysts.

  • Financing India's renewables revolution

    29 December 2015

    India plans to build 175GW of renewables by 2022, requiring billions of dollars of capital. What are the opportunities for non-Indian investors, asks Peter Cripps

  • Climate finance will be 'key to Paris success'

    27 November 2015

    Climate finance will be a key sticking point that could potentially determine whether the Paris climate summit will be a success.

  • GCF gets go-ahead for $168m investment in eight initial projects

    09 November 2015

    The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) has been given the green light to allocate $168 million to its first eight projects, in a move it expects will result in $1.3 billion of total investment by 2020.

  • Green Climate Fund under pressure to shun HSBC and Credit Agricole

    30 October 2015

    Environmental NGOs have urged the UN's Green Climate Fund not to work with HSBC and Credit Agricole in order to "maintain its integrity".

  • The Green Climate Fund poised for investment

    19 October 2015

    The Green Climate Fund has reached critical mass and is readying itself for COP 21. Sophie Robinson-Tillett speaks to its head of private finance about the changes needed to bring climate finance into the mainstream

  • Green Climate Fund criticised by NGOs for accrediting Deutsche Bank

    09 July 2015

    Several NGOs have penned an open letter to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), warning that its decision to appoint Deutsche Bank to handle its funds threatened its credibility on environmental grounds.

  • Greencoat mulls €200m Africa solar fund

    25 June 2015

    Greencoat is exploring the idea of setting up a €200 million ($220 million) Africa-focused solar fund.