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  • Green bond round-up, 19 April 2017

    19 April 2017

    The Nigerian government has announced that it is delaying the launch of its inaugural sovereign green bond until after its 2017 budget is passed.

  • Final winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Green Bond Awards

    11 April 2017

    The best innovations, intermediaries and banks that helped the market set fresh records in 2016 have been honoured in the final wave of the Green Bond Awards.

  • CIP to invest $81m in US onshore wind farm

    03 April 2017

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is set to make an $81 million equity investment in an onshore wind farm in the US.

  • Investa issues Australia's first corporate domestic green bond

    31 March 2017

    Australian real estate operator Investa Office Fund (IOF) has issued the country's first corporate domestic green bond, raising AUD150 million ($115 million).

  • Butendiek wind farm closes €950m refinancing deal

    10 March 2017

    The owners of the 288MW Butendiek offshore wind farm have agreed a refinancing package for the project, involving more than €950 million ($1 billion) of senior debt.

  • Green bonds, Chinese style

    01 March 2017

    China was the big story in the green bond market in 2016, with $30.5 billion issued in the year, accounting for nearly a third of global issuance. Carole Ross reveals the idiosyncrasies of this unique market and where the opportunities lie for Western investors.

  • No stopping climate action regardless of US policy, says Moody's

    16 February 2017

    Global efforts to reduce carbon emissions will not be affected by a less ambitious US climate policy under Trump, according to Moody's.

  • SEB issues first green bond

    13 February 2017

    Swedish giant Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has issued its first green bond, raising €500 million ($534 million).

  • 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.

  • Investors need to wake up to climate risks, warns Cicero

    02 February 2017

    The most immediate risks faced by companies as a result of climate change have been laid bare in a report that warns investors to urgently turn their attention to the issue.