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  • Aviva gets behind energy efficiency project for UK's National Health Service

    09 December 2015

    Aviva Investors is backing an energy efficiency initiative run by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) to the tune of £15.4 million ($23.2 million).

  • COP Blog: Climate finance – who pays and how?

    08 December 2015

    Jon Williams examines how the daunting task of financing climate change action can be addressed.

  • Innovative finance now critical in driving competitiveness of renewables - Citi

    08 December 2015

    Yieldcos, green bonds and other financial innovations will be key to further improvements in the cost competitiveness of renewable energy, according to analysts at Citi.

  • EF BRIEFS: 8point3, Credit Agricole, Canadian Solar, Munich RE, Euronext

    07 December 2015

    Euronext signs up to Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

  • RWE's Dawson elected as IETA chairman

    07 December 2015

    The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has elected Paul Dawson, head of regulatory affairs at RWE Supply and Trading, as chairman of the board.

  • New fund could mobilise up to $100m for clean energy in developing countries

    07 December 2015

    The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has kick-started a fund to finance low-carbon energy assets in developing countries, which it says could leverage more than $100 million.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 07 December 2015

    07 December 2015

    EUA prices are likely to drift sideways this week, although the expiry of options on Wednesday and the imminent end of auctions may cause some volatility, says Louis Redshaw

  • Allianz joins list of firms launching green bond funds

    07 December 2015

    Allianz Global Investors has become the latest in a string of institutions to launch a green bond fund - as recently revealed by Environmental Finance.

  • RGGI prices make further strong gains

    07 December 2015

    Carbon allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) market soared to a new high of $7.50 in the latest quarterly auction, held on 2 December.

  • UK renewables firm blames government for sale, de-listing

    07 December 2015

    Renewable Energy Generation (REG) is planning to sell some of its assets, de-list from the London stock exchange and wind up the rest of the company, blaming government changes to renewables support measures.