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Clean energy community 'addicted to aid', says project developer
25 May 2017There is a big "addicted to aid" problem among the community promoting low-carbon energy, a leading developer of such projects told a World Bank conference.
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'Investment-grade' carbon pricing for power sector launched
25 May 2017CDP – formerly known as Carbon Disclosure Project – and low-carbon business coalition We Mean Business have partnered to create an "investment-grade" carbon pricing range for the power sector.
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Quantitative easing could help fund GCF, says FX specialist
25 May 2017Tools used to combat the global financial crisis could help tackle the challenge of climate change, a State Street foreign exchange specialist believes.
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Green bond round-up, 24 May 2017
24 May 2017Polish bank Zachodni WBK has issued €137 million ($153.8 million) green bond, in a private placement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Shell criticised for climate votes at AGM
24 May 2017Royal Dutch Shell has failed to sufficiently disclose what it is doing to mitigate climate change at its annual general meeting (AGM), said UK sustainable asset manager and Shell shareholder Rathbone Greenbank Investments.
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KommuneKredit joins Scandi green bond party
24 May 2017Danish institution KommuneKredit has priced its inaugural green bond, making it the last of Scandinavian local government funding agencies to tap the market.
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Data is 'biggest challenge currently to ESG integration'
24 May 2017A lack of robust data is currently the biggest obstacle to environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, according to a survey by BNP Paribas.
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Allianz makes fifth tax equity investment in US wind
24 May 2017Allianz Capital Partners (ACP), the alternative investment arm of the German insurer, has secured its fifth US wind farm tax equity investment in a little more than a year.
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Populism threatens action on climate change, warns Ieta
24 May 2017The rise of populist political movements around the world "are a threat to action on climate change," according to the International Emissions Trading Association (Ieta).
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HSBC recruits three for new responsible investment team
23 May 2017HSBC Global Asset Management has created a responsible investment team as it aims to be a leader in green and sustainable investment.