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New York green bank opens account with $800m of deals
23 October 2014New York's green bank has agreed to make its first loans after announcing a string of deals it said will ultimately lead to investments of more than $800 million.
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Dealing with the changing climate
22 October 2014Weather risk management is becoming increasingly entrenched within Europe's energy sector. But shifting regulatory winds promise to change its complexion. Mark Nicholls reports
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KKR's green programme has $1bn of financial impact
22 October 2014Private equity giant KKR said its Green Portfolio Programme (GPP) has had $1.2 billion of financial impact since it began six years ago.
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Risk-sharing instruments get approval from Green Climate Fund
21 October 2014The UN's Green Climate Fund has approved the use of financial guarantees and other risk-sharing instruments that it believes will help leverage private capital in support of the fund.
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Mellon Capital and McKnight Foundation in $100m lower carbon strategy
21 October 2014Mellon Capital has attracted $100 million of funding from a US foundation for a new strategy tilted towards companies with lower carbon emissions.
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Wind power installations seen rising 14% this year
21 October 2014Global wind energy capacity is expected to grow by around 14% this year to reach 363GW, according to a report from the main industry association.
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Stock exchanges expand role in promoting sustainability
20 October 2014More than 40% of stock exchanges now offer at least one index integrating social and/or environmental issues, according to a UN study.
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AP2 divests from 20 'seriously risky' fossil-fuel companies
20 October 2014The SEK265 billion fund is moving its money out of 20 firms – 12 in coal and eight in oil and gas production – following what it called a "comprehensive risk analysis" of its holdings.
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Foresight equity increase hit by stock market turbulence
17 October 2014Foresight Solar Fund has raised just over £60 million ($97 million) from a placing and offer of new shares which it had hoped might raise £100 million to complete two acquisitions.
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SunEdison in JV with Chinese investor to build Asian portfolio
16 October 2014SunEdison has agreed a partnership with a Chinese investment firm to build 1GW of solar energy capacity over the next three years.