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Foresight raises €342m for energy infrastructure fund
28 January 2020Investment manager Foresight has raised €342 million ($377 million) in the first close for its European-focused fund Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP).
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EU Carbon Market Update, 27 January
28 January 2020The outlook for EU Allowance (EUA) prices is bearish, due to weak fundamental factors and the imminent return of UK auctions, says Tom Lord*.
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Stock market analysis shows 'flatlining' company disclosure rates
27 January 2020The number of companies disclosing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission data has failed to increase, according to a report by Aviva and Canadian research company Corporate Knights.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 27 January 2020
27 January 2020A week of consolidation in prices of CCAs was overdue, but market participants' 'wait and see' approach could trigger price increases in the long run, says Nicolas Girod.*
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World Bank working on sovereign ESG engagement guide
27 January 2020The World Bank's treasury plans to publish a guide that will include information on how investors can engage more effectively with issuers of sovereign debt.
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Carbon market trading soars 34% to €194bn in 2019
27 January 2020The value of emission allowances traded in the mandatory carbon markets jumped by 34% last year to €194 billion ($214 billion), according to financial data company Refinitiv.
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Last chance to vote in Environmental Finance's 2020 Bond Awards
27 January 2020Voting in Environmental Finance's 2020 Bond Awards - which honour leaders in the green, social and sustainability bond markets - will close at midnight on Monday 3 February.
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Insurance claims from Australia's catastrophic summer pass A$2bn
27 January 2020Insurance claims from Australia's natural catastrophe season have surpassed AUD2 billion ($1.4 billion) as the bill from hailstorms that hit Southeastern Australia on 20 January quickly breached AUD500 million, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
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£30bn pension fund targets 'not fit for purpose' finance sector
27 January 2020A £30 billion ($39 billion) UK government pension partnership has described the finance sector as "not fit for purpose" for addressing climate change, promising to remove firms and investments managers who fail to perform on the issue.
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BlackRock faces challenge to back up Fink's sustainable statement
24 January 2020"Blackrock has a tendency to make very bold statements—this is one of them," says Robeco CEO