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US munis tap green bond market for water projects
31 August 2016Indiana Financing Authority (IFA) is set to issue its second green bond of 2016, in the latest in a series of issues from US municipalities for sustainable water projects.
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UK grid company gives boost to battery storage market
31 August 2016National Grid, the company that owns the electricity transmission network in England and Wales, has committed to buy some 200MW of energy storage capacity.
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Connecting private capital to natural capital
30 August 2016A $300 billion natural capital funding gap can be met by creating products to suit institutional investors, argue Andrew Deutz and Marc Diaz
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EU carbon market weekly update - 30 August 2016
30 August 2016Further weakness in EUA prices is likely this week, ahead of a return to normal auction volumes in September, says Louis Redshaw
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Berlin Hyp to launch second benchmark green bond
30 August 2016Berlin Hyp is to launch a roadshow for its second green bond on 5 September and has released a 'green bond framework' to cover this and future issues.
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Insurers worth $1.2trn urge end to G20 fossil fuel subsidies
30 August 2016Insurers with $1.2 trillion in combined assets have urged G20 governments to commit to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020, ahead of next week's meeting in China.
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BlackRock launches fixed income impact fund
26 August 2016BlackRock has launched the first fixed income fund under its $200 billion 'impact' platform.
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Benchmark indexes 'should start incorporating ESG factors'
26 August 2016Benchmark equity indexes should start incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) data into their rules, a major insurer has said.
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People Moves
26 August 2016Peter Munro, the European Investment Bank's head of investment relations, is to move to the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA), where he will help administer the Green Bond Principles.
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Cities and climate change - the funding gap
26 August 2016Green bonds are among the tools available to cities as they look to raise the trillions needed to fund their sustainable growth, says Cecilia Reyes