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People moves: Inrate, Natural Power, Crédit Agricole
06 March 2017Swiss sustainability rating agency Inrate has appointed Beat Zaugg and Lotte Knuckles to its board, bringing the total number of board members at the company to four.
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IFC streamlines its social bond programme
06 March 2017The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is combining its two 'socially responsible' bond programmes to enable it to issue more 'benchmark' size social bonds.
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TCFD could help companies deal with first mover risk when it comes to climate disclosure
03 March 2017The Financial Stability Board's Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendation that companies should use scenario analyses in their reporting could reduce the competitive risks attached to revealing strategically sensitive data.
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Water potential is in Africa rather than China
03 March 2017Africa, rather than China, is where growth potential in water lies, according to a manager of one of the leading water funds.
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MIDIS and Santander provide Banks Renewables £210m debt package
03 March 2017Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) and Santander have provided a £210 million ($258 million) debt package to Banks Renewables, the renewable energy division of property and energy business, Banks Group.
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Comment: Stranded assets: it's time to stop forecasting and start scenario planning
02 March 2017There are five potential strategies oil and gas companies can adopt to the transition to a low-carbon economy, argues Ingrid Holmes
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Pathways to 1.5/2°C-compatible oil
Is managed decline the only way?
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Iberdrola upsizes green bond to €1bn
02 March 2017Spanish utility Iberdrola has priced its second €1 billion ($1.06 billion) green bond. The bond, its fifth green issuance in total was upsized from an initial €750 million.
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California carbon market sells just 16.6% of allocation
02 March 2017California and Québec's carbon market collapsed again, with just 12.4 million, 16.6%, of the 74.8 million tonnes of allowances available at the Cap-and-Trade Program sold at last month's auction, at the 'floor price' of $13.57 a tonne.
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Green bonds, Chinese style
01 March 2017China was the big story in the green bond market in 2016, with $30.5 billion issued in the year, accounting for nearly a third of global issuance. Carole Ross reveals the idiosyncrasies of this unique market and where the opportunities lie for Western investors.