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Structural work underpins carbon market optimism
03 January 2018If 2017 was the year of carbon market maintenance, with legislation extending the life of schemes in the US and Europe, 2018 could be defined by greater linking between initiatives, says Michael Hurley
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EIB and five development banks launch Marguerite II with a war chest of over €700m
01 December 2017A new pan-European fund to support infrastructure investments in renewables, energy and transport has been launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and five national promotional banks (NPBs).
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IREDA issues INR19.5bn masala bond and vows to smash renewables target
29 September 2017A INR19.5 billion ($300 million) green "masala" bond has been issued by state-owned enterprise Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) - and the government says will play a key role in helping India smash its ambitious 175GW renewables target.
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Green bond round-up, 2 August 2017
02 August 2017Tadau Energy, a renewables company, has issued what is claimed to be Malaysia's first 'green' sukuk.
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Spain's ICO issues third social bond
04 July 2017Instituto de Credito Oficial (ICO), a state-owned Spanish bank, has issued what it claims is the first benchmark-size social bond since the launch of the Social Bond Principles.
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The legal risks of reporting climate risks
27 June 2017The Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures' recommendations were widely welcomed by the market. But are there legal risks attached to their implementation, asks Hamza Ali
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EEFIG launches energy efficiency investment framework
23 June 2017A framework has been launched to encourage financial institutions to embrace energy efficiency investments.
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Marguerite makes first investments in Sweden and Portugal
22 June 2017European infrastructure fund Marguerite has acquired a 46.8MW wind project in Sweden and two 15MW biomass plants in Portugal, marking its first investments in the countries.
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Green bond round-up, 7 June
07 June 2017Dutch public sector lender Nederlandse WaterschapsBank (NWB) has issued a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) affordable housing bond, its first in the social bond market.
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California carbon market sells 100% of allowances, following court judgement
26 May 2017The California and Québec cap-and-trade programme sold all of its carbon allowance for the first time since 2015, after renewed optimism in the market following the recent court judgement in its favour.