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  • UK GIB raises further £335m for offshore wind fund

    13 October 2015

    The UK Green Investment Bank's (GIB) offshore wind fund has reached £818 million ($1.25 billion) of capitalisation as its reaches second close – making it the country's largest ever renewables fund.

  • Washington State prices $51m green bond

    09 October 2015

    Washington State has issued $51 million of green bonds, well above previous estimates from market observers.

  • Agricultural Bank of China launches green bond

    08 October 2015

    Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) is set to become Asia's latest green bond issuer, with its inaugural issue currently roadshowing and expected to price in the coming days, sources close to the deal told Environmental Finance.

  • Insurers demand action on climate change

    01 October 2015

    The leaders of 15 insurance firms have written to the governor of the Bank of England demanding "urgent action" on climate change.

  • Feeding the beast: are US yieldcos sustainable?

    30 September 2015

    Yieldcos have been growing rapidly in recent years, but what are their long-term prospects, asks Hamza Ali

  • ReneSola agrees $20m share buy-back in bid to rescue plummeting stock

    25 September 2015

    Chinese solar firm ReneSola has agreed to buy back $20 million of stock over the next year, as its share price slips below $1.

  • Washington State to issue $39m green bond

    23 September 2015

    The State of Washington is set to become the latest US municipal to tap the green bond market after it announced plans for what is understood to be a $39 million issue.

  • 2015 has seen an 'inexorable rise' in voluntary carbon pricing for corporates, says CDP

    23 September 2015

    There has been an "inexorable rise" in the number of public companies putting a price on carbon, according to a report from CDP.

  • Hudson agrees second solar partnership in $100m deal

    22 September 2015

    US private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners has committed $100 million to a new partnership with independent power producer Sky Solar Holdings.

  • Barclays, GIB and John Laing invest £138m in UK biomass

    21 September 2015

    Barclays, the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and infrastructure firm John Laing have teamed up on a £138 million ($214 million) deal for a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in the UK.