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  • Australia's carbon auction sees prices fall

    24 November 2016

    Australia's carbon fund has seen prices fall at its fourth reverse auction, as 98% of bids came in below the benchmark price.

  • UK gives £230m to clean transport, but remains in 'slow lane'

    23 November 2016

    The UK gave £230 million ($290 million) to accelerate the roll-out of clean transport in its Autumn budget statement, but was accused of "pootling along in the slow lane" when it comes to low-carbon energy transition.

  • Sustainable Investing market to grow despite Trump, says S&P

    23 November 2016

    Trump's elections will not impact the growth of sustainable investing, according to S&P, as investors, rather than policymakers, are now driving the market.

  • First muni green bond since US election

    23 November 2016

    The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is set to issue its third green bond, representing the first issuance by a US municipality since the Presidential elections on 8 November.

  • New shoots, old roots; the return of the yieldco

    23 November 2016

    After a disastrous year in 2015, US yieldcos have seen their share prices rebound. Has the model turned a corner, asks Hamza Ali

  • KfW more than doubles 2016 total with $1.5bn green bond

    23 November 2016

    German development bank KfW has more than doubled its 2016 green bond issuance total with a $1.5 billion issue.

  • Europe's oil and gas companies better prepared for low-carbon than US, says CDP

    22 November 2016

    European oil and gas companies have outperformed their US counterparts in preparedness for a low-carbon future by beginning to invest in alternative energy sources and shifting to gas, according to a report by CDP.

  • First-of-its-kind 'climate-smart' food security fund launched

    22 November 2016

    Environmental investment advisor Clarmondial, corporate financial advisor Duff & Phelps and Swiss fund management services provider Pictet Asset Services have partnered to launch a first-of-its-kind 'climate-smart' food security fund.

  • Danske Bank develops price differentiation for green loan

    21 November 2016

    Danske Bank has extended its first green loan with 'improved terms' to a real estate client, Fabege, because it is financing green buildings which it believes have a lower level of risk.

  • COP22 gathers momentum on halting global warming, despite Trump

    21 November 2016

    World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) have agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali