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World Bank issues green bond for Morocco
08 November 2016The World Bank (the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) has issued a green bond that was exclusively bought by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the Central Bank of Morocco.
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World Bank sells half of pre-COP green bond to Maryland
04 November 2016The World Bank has issued a $500 million green bond ahead of the UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) - half of which was bought by the US state of Maryland.
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World Bank tweaks PAF auction model again
24 October 2016The World Bank's third iteration of its Pilot Auction Facility (PAF) will target emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), rather than methane which was the focus of the first two auctions. In addition, the third auction will try to incentivise new projects, rather than being restricted to facilities that are already in operation.
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EF BRIEFS: Impax; CBL Markets; Urban development
19 October 2016Impax Asset Management has completed the sale of a 107.7MW portfolio of wind farms in Finland to German insurer Allianz. The sale price was not disclosed.
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Carbon trading could slash cost of meeting Paris targets, says World Bank
18 October 2016International carbon trading could help countries meet their domestic emission reduction plans, which support the UN's Paris Agreement on climate change, the World Bank said.
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Latin America eyes a price on carbon emissions
03 October 2016More than two-thirds of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean plan to use carbon pricing to help them meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change, said James Close, director of the World Bank's climate change group.
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Impact investment fund reaches first close
15 September 2016A carbon fund that will help provide clean energy and water to impoverished households has reached a first close.
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World Bank launches sustainable development bonds
14 September 2016The World Bank has launched two 'sustainable development' bonds targeted at Italian retail investors.
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Helping cities in developing countries benefit from the green bond market
05 September 2016There are numerous ways in which cities in the 'global South' can tap into the green bond market, argues Padraig Oliver
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Green bond market breaks through $150bn barrier
22 August 2016The total amount of capital raised by green bonds has surpassed $150 billion, as the rapidly evolving market continues to set new records.