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KfW's 2016 green bonds to save 2.2Mt of GHG emissions
03 February 2017German development bank KfW will save the equivalent of 2.2 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year through projects finance by the four green bonds it issued in 2016, the bank said in a report.
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Allianz and MUFG in US wind farm tax equity deal
03 February 2017Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) – the alternative investment manager of German insurer Allianz – and Japanese financial conglomerate Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) have co-invested in a 225MW wind project in Oklahoma.
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Amarenco signs €1bn renewables deal with Prudential
03 February 2017Irish renewable energy developer Amarenco has entered into a €1 billion ($1.07 billion) joint venture with Infracapital, the infrastructure arm of insurance giant Prudential.
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Investors need to wake up to climate risks, warns Cicero
02 February 2017The most immediate risks faced by companies as a result of climate change have been laid bare in a report that warns investors to urgently turn their attention to the issue.
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SEB gears up to launch inaugural green bond
02 February 2017Swedish investment bank SEB is gearing up to issue a euro-denominated green bond.
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RINs market suffers as EPA delays new regulations
02 February 2017The price of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) has dropped to a one-year low after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would delay the implementation of regulations finalised at the end of the Obama administration.
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Best performing funds of 2016: KBI Institutional Water Fund A (€)
02 February 2017A strong performance in 2016 is likely to be followed by "another good year" for KBI's Institutional Water Fund A (€), senior portfolio manager Matt Sheldon tells Graham Cooper
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Green bond round up - 1 February 2017
01 February 2017The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust has issued its third green bond in three years, raising $106.344 million.
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EF BRIEFS: EOS, UBS
01 February 2017EOS Investment Management (IM) has acquired a 40MW renewable energy portfolio in Italy for €140 million ($150.2 million)
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Green bond comment January: Vive la France
01 February 2017The green bond market has made a strong start to 2017, with some $10.5 billion of issues having settled in January. This compares with $7.8 billion in January the previous year, according to figures from Environmental Finance's green bond database.