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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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Greenalia agrees €125m loan for biomass plant
01 August 2018Spanish firm Greenalia has agreed a loan worth €125 million ($146 million) to finance its biomass electric power production plant.
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S&P expects 'significant' growth of green covered bond issues
29 June 2018S&P Global Ratings sees a "significant" growth potential for the fledgling green covered bond market.
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Green mortgage pilot scheme receives backing of major banks
15 June 2018A pilot green mortgage scheme, backed by major European banks, aims to boost the growth of energy efficient buildings in Europe by establishing a standardised European framework and data gathering process.
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Proposed EU taxonomy 'potentially a massive waste of time', says UK investor
12 June 2018The EU's proposed taxonomy of sustainable finance "will potentially be a massive waste of time" because of the long time needed to create it, said Ashley Hamilton Claxton, head of responsible investments at Royal London Asset Management (RLAM).
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EU sustainability taxonomy could hinder market, says thinktank
11 June 2018The European Commission’s proposed taxonomy for sustainability could hinder growth of investments in the area, according to the founder of a Europe-based thinktank.
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‘Worryingly complacent’ UK pension funds neglect climate risk
25 May 2018Some of the largest pension funds in the UK are ‘worryingly complacent’ about the risks posed by climate change to investments, according to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).
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Green bond round-up, 28 March 2018
29 March 2018Banco Galicia has become the first private financial institution in Argentina to issue a green bond.
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People moves: Legal & General Capital, Vigeo Eiris, Lekela and NIB
16 March 2018Legal & General Capital (LGC) has recruited former RBS group treasurer John Cummins as its managing director of urban regeneration and clean energy.
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SUSI fund finances lighting projects in Spain
10 January 2018SUSI Energy Efficiency Fund (SEEF) has completed its third transaction in the Spanish market, financing energy-efficient lighting projects in Valencia and the Canaries.