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WCI Carbon Market Update, 07 October 2019

CCAs continued their recent run of losses last week, but the long-term prospects of the market remain strong, says Nicolas Girod

Allianz, Nephila structure proxy generation PPA for wind project

A ‘proxy generation’ Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) devised by Allianz and Nephila Climate has been used to help mitigate risks associated with a wind farm in the US.

People Moves: BlackRock, REYL, Natixis, Carbon Tracker, Danske Bank, Carbon4, UKSIF, Man GLG, KKR, UniCredit

ESG data files: Part five - the impact of the EU's taxonomy

Will the EU's sustainability taxonomy reduce the reporting burden on companies, or could it be another weight on their shoulders? Michael Hurley reports

Aquaculture fund targets sustainable Brazilian fishery

Netherlands-based aquaculture investor Aqua-Spark has invested an undisclosed amount in Fisher Piscicultura, a Brazilian Tilapia fish farm.

Singapore REIT secures S$200m green loan

Singapore-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) has secured a S$200 million ($144.8 million) five-year green loan from OCBC Bank.

Glennmont exits UK wind with sale to Foresight

Glennmont Partners has fully divested its portfolio from UK and Irish wind assets, following the sale of two wind farms, with 37.5MW of combined capacity, to fellow UK asset manager Foresight.

Pennsylvania set to join RGGI

The US state of Pennsylvania, one of the US’s largest coal and natural gas producers, has agreed to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Green Investment Group plots future in green advisory services

The Macquarie-owned Green Investment Group (GIG) has signalled its intention to increasingly muscle in on the ‘green advisory’ services market, amid the accelerating growth of the green bond market.

CA100+ targets lobbying, implementing TCFD and net zero emissions

Climate Action (CA) 100+ has set out its engagement priorities, over the coming months, in its first initiative progress report for 161 'focus companies'.