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ESB Novusmodus and Ludgate exit agritech firm
16 June 2015Two environmentally-themed funds have announced the sale of Lumicity, the agritech energy services provider, to the company's management team and energy giant RWE.
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Cleantech Syndicate and CREO merge to form $80bn alliance
16 June 2015CREO Networks and the Cleantech Syndicate have merged to form the CREO Syndicate, an $80 billion network of private investors and family offices.
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IEA calls for spending on renewables to increase to $400bn
15 June 2015Annual investment in renewable energy needs to increase to $400 billion by 2030 or the chance to avert catastrophic climate change will be "missed forever", the international Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.
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Prospects for REDD+ boosted by Bonn agreement
12 June 2015After 10 years of negotiations over the UN's Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+ ) programme, diplomats in Bonn have made an eleventh hour agreement which will likely be carried into the Paris climate summit later this year.
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G20 backs new initiative to promote green growth
11 June 2015The G20 group of major economies has added its weight to efforts to mobilise more private capital to support sustainable green growth.
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SunPower and First Solar set out terms for yieldco IPO
11 June 2015SunPower and First Solar have pushed the button on their plans to float a joint yieldco, 8point3 Energy Partners.
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Enel Green Power, SunEdison and Mainstream are winners in South African auction
10 June 2015Three companies have emerged as the main winners in the latest round of bidding in South Africa's renewable energy auctions, securing over 80% of capacity auctioned.
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Morgan Stanley issues inaugural $500m green bond
10 June 2015Morgan Stanley has joined the select ranks of private banks to have issued a green bond, after it sold $500 million of its own notes.
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TerraForm Power extends green bond series with $150m of notes
09 June 2015TerraForm Power has priced a $150 million private placement of notes to fuel its expansion plans.
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'Historic' G7 agreement adds further momentum ahead of Paris
08 June 2015Leaders of the G7 nations today reinforced their commitment to combat climate change in a "historic" announcement that some believe "signals the end of the fossil fuel age".