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APG invests €327m in Swedish wind energy project
06 July 2017Asset manager APG has invested €327 million ($372 million) in a Swedish wind power project on behalf of Dutch civil service pension fund ABP.
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Pattern Energy makes $7 billion renewables commitment
04 July 2017US yieldco Pattern Energy (PEGI) plans to invest $7 billion to expand its portfolio of renewables projects as part of its five-year business plan.
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People moves: GIIN, CMIA, Church Commissioners, GCF
30 June 2017The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has promoted Giselle Leung to managing director.
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Yieldco buys stake in its own parent company, helped by PSP Investments
21 June 2017US yieldco Pattern Energy (PEGI) has bought a stake in its parent company after securing investment from Canadian pension fund PSP Investments.
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Green bond round-up, 21 June 2017
21 June 2017Dutch power transmission company TenneT has issued its seventh green bond, raising €1 billion ($1.118bn).
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European yieldcos eye further expansion
21 June 2017Three European renewable energy investment firms, with a focus on generating high dividend payouts, have announced plans to raise substantial amounts of new capital.
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Insurers are bystanders on climate change risk management
19 June 2017Insurers are largely bystanders when it comes to managing climate change risk in their investment portfolios, according to the latest survey by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP).
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JLEN to raise £40m
16 June 2017John Laing Environmental Asset Group (JLEN) is set to raise £40 million ($50 million) through a share placement to repay its credit facility and invest in a pipeline of wind, biomass and anaerobic digestion projects
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Green bond round-up - 14 June
14 June 2017German mortgage lender Berlin Hyp has priced its second 'green Pfandbrief' – its third green bond –raising €500 million ($560 million).
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North American electricity utilities trail European counterparts in transition to low-carbon economy
09 June 2017Electricity utilities are, on average, not reducing emissions fast enough to be in line with a scenario that would limit climate change to the Paris Agreement's 2°C target, a Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) study has found.