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Wind 2016: Veja Mate
23 March 2016Germany overtook the UK as Europe's fastest growing offshore wind market in 2015, according to the European Wind Energy Association. Veja Mate, its largest ever non-recourse debt financed project, is a testament to this market's vibrancy.
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Solar 2016: Shams Ma'an
23 March 2016The 52.5MW Shams Ma'an solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant is unique in many ways.
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China trials green bond segment on Shanghai stock exchange
18 March 2016China has made another move to develop its green bond market, launching a pilot initiative via the Shanghai stock exchange.
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Will mandatory carbon reporting drive change?
16 March 2016On the day that the UK government heeded calls not to scrap mandatory carbon reporting, Roger Ponting and Rory Sullivan share the sobering findings of some research into the effect of the legislation
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Qingdao issues China's third domestic green bond
14 March 2016Bank of Qingdao (BQD) has issued the first two tranches of its RMB8 billion ($1.5 billion) green bond programme, raising RMB4 billion.
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund divests 58 companies on environmental grounds
11 March 2016Norway's giant sovereign wealth fund divested from 58 companies last year because they were deemed to pose environmental risks.
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MSCI follows Morningstar to begin scoring funds on ESG
08 March 2016MSCI has expanded its environmental social and governance (ESG) research coverage to include, for the first time, exchange traded funds (ETF) and mutual funds.
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First index launched to track bonds from low-carbon issuers
08 March 2016An index has been launched which is believed to be the first to comprise bonds from low-carbon companies.
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Bank mulls green bond fund
07 March 2016A bank is considering launching a green bond fund, Environmental Finance has learned.
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China to see wave of corporate green bonds, says HSBC
04 March 2016A spate of green bonds from Chinese banks this year has paved the way for a "wave" of corporate issuance from the country, according to HSBC.