Archive

  • Ontario votes in cap-and-trade system

    19 May 2016

    Ontario has passed legislation to introduce a cap-and-trade carbon market in what has been described as "the start of the next chapter" for its shift towards a low-carbon economy.

  • Geely green bond receives warm reception from pension funds

    19 May 2016

    Chinese car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has launched a five-year, dollar-denominated green bond, with "strong" support from pension funds.

  • Singapore's Hyflux 'builds war chest' with four-times oversubscribed placement

    18 May 2016

    Sustainable technology firm Hyflux has seen its latest institutional offering more than four-times oversubscribed – closing the deal early at S$165 million ($120 million).

  • EF BRIEFS: Allianz; Electric car subsidy, US Clean Power Plan hearing postponed

    18 May 2016

    Allianz Global Investors has acquired an onshore wind portfolio from the Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF).

  • PACE fund secures $250m credit, eyes ABS

    18 May 2016

    A fund that finances Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) upgrades in the US has secured a $250 million credit facility, in a deal expected to pave the way for its first publicly issued asset-backed security (ABS).

  • Yvo De Boer resigns as Director-General of GGGI

    18 May 2016

    Former UN climate chief Yvo De Boer has announced his resignation as Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).

  • Environmental issues becoming more popular with impact investors, report finds

    18 May 2016

    Environmental goals are gaining traction with impact investors, a report by the Global Investing Impact Network (GIIN) has found.

  • France to set floor price of about €30 for carbon

    18 May 2016

    France has indicated that it will set a price of about €30 ($33) a tonne for carbon, in a move designed to kickstart wider European efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to reports.

  • Platina announces two renewables refinancings

    18 May 2016

    Private equity firm Platina Energy Partners has refinanced a £28 million ($40 million) wind portfolio and a €50 million ($56 million) solar portfolio.

  • Comparing companies' energy performance

    17 May 2016

    Companies' energy efficiency can have significant environmental and economic implications – but it is too often difficult for investors to assess. A new index aims to bring visibility, says Wei Sue