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Cincinnati to become first public university to issue green bond
25 November 2014The University of Cincinnati (UC) will issue a green bond next week, becoming the first public university in the US to tap the market.
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Pension firm divests NOK500m from coal but challenges 'stranded assets' theory
25 November 2014Norwegian pension giant KLP has dismissed the "stranded assets" debate, but still plans to divest from coal companies in favour of renewable energy.
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Voluntary carbon standards bodies VCS and CCB forge closer links
24 November 2014Two of the leading standards bodies in the voluntary carbon market – the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) standards – will, in future, be managed together.
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BAML and Apollo raise INR4.3bn for Indian wind
21 November 2014Renewables firm Mytrah Energy has raised INR4.3 billion ($70 million) of debt.
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Sunnova Energy raises $250m
21 November 2014Sunnova Energy claims to have completed the largest ever funding round by a private US residential solar firm.
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Green Climate Fund's firepower hits $9.3bn
20 November 2014The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has seen its firepower boosted to $9.3 billion after eight more countries pledged funding.
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Jupiter excited by prospects for environmental stocks
19 November 2014The manager of Jupiter's Ecology fund said the future of sustainability-themed stocks remains bright, despite his fund's recent underperformance against its benchmark.
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'Progress at Lima may not be huge, but Paris will be meaningful'
18 November 2014The UN climate change talks next month are not expected to make great progress, but the foundations for a "meaningful" global deal the following year have already been laid, according to a leading environmental expert.
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Private equity investors commit to build 869MW gas plant in Ohio
18 November 2014US private equity firm Energy Investors Funds (EIF) and I Squared Capital (ISQ), an infrastructure investment company, have formed a 50:50 equity partnership to build a 869MW power plant in Ohio.
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SunEdison, Terraform to pay $2.4bn for First Wind
18 November 2014Solar power giant SunEdison and its 'yieldco' subsidiary Terraform Power, have agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion for US wind energy company First Wind.