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  • TenneT returns to the green bond market with €1bn issue

    07 June 2016

    Dutch state-owned grid operator TenneT has tapped the green bond market for a third time, after pricing a €1 billion ($1.13 billion) issue.

  • Winners of Environmental Finance's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings see lower prices but remain bullish

    06 June 2016

    Despite another year of low prices, optimism remains high in the voluntary carbon market, according to Environmental Finance's annual survey.

  • Low prices, but high hopes for the voluntary carbon market

    06 June 2016

    Sweeping changes in environmental markets made 2015 a pivotal year for the voluntary carbon credits, according to respondents in Environmental Finance's Voluntary Carbon Market Survey.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 6 June 2016

    06 June 2016

    A further decline in EU Allowance prices is likely, as auction volumes are set to rise sharply later this month, says Louis Redshaw.

  • EF BRIEFS: Gaelectric, Massachusetts, Mercer, RGGI

    06 June 2016

    Renewable energy firm Gaelectric has reached agreement with Nord/LB on £67 million ($97 million) of senior debt that ensures financial close on a portfolio of five UK wind farms.

  • FTSE Russell launches indexes tracking 'green revenue' of constituents

    06 June 2016

    FTSE Russell has launched 10 new indexes based on its new LCE data model that tracks the 'green revenue' of 13,400 public companies.

  • Finnish lender on target to issue benchmark inaugural green bond in Q3

    06 June 2016

    A Finnish lender is gearing up to issue its inaugural benchmark green bond at the end of the third quarter.

  • Many more green bonds likely from India, says Axis bank

    06 June 2016

    There will "probably be many more green bonds out of India" said Shikha Sharma, CEO of Axis bank, one of the country's leading private sector banks.

  • Could green bonds revitalise the CDM?

    03 June 2016

    Plans are being developed to use the green bond market to breathe new life into the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a UN tool to channel climate finance to developing countries.

  • EF BRIEFS: IATA, DKB, Singapore Stock Exchange, Suzuki, TerraForm

    03 June 2016

    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to introduce a single global carbon offset mechanism to help tackle aviation emissions.