Archive

  • The results are in: Annual Market Rankings winners announced

    10 December 2014

    Top brokers, dealers and service providers have been named in Environmental Finance's 15th Annual Market Rankings.

  • Chicago water agency plans $225 million green bond, with more expected

    10 December 2014

    A US water agency is to issue a $225 million municipal green bond to finance flood defences and biogas projects.

  • NAB doubles green bond for Australian renewable energy

    09 December 2014

    The National Australia Bank (NAB) has doubled the size of its inaugural green bond due to investor demand.

  • COP Blog: Why finance matters to the UN talks - and business

    09 December 2014

    As the first week of the UN negotiations in Lima wrap up, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is closer to the mythical $10 billion initial capitalisation goal that someone, somewhere decided would be the threshold for success.

  • COP Blog: REDD+ still has room to grow

    08 December 2014

    There has been an air of anticipation about what this COP might deliver on REDD+, the evolving UNFCCC mitigation mechanism on deforestation, forest degradation and other forest uses which first arose on the COP agenda in 2005.

  • Norway doubles its GCF pledge

    08 December 2014

    Norway has doubled the amount it will give to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), pushing it closer to its $10 billion target.

  • Amundi to offer alternative to green bonds

    05 December 2014

    Investment giant Amundi expects to develop a low-carbon debt product as an alternative to the green bond market, and expects it to attract "huge" levels of interest.

  • Jigar Shah launches Generate Capital

    05 December 2014

    SunEdison founder Jigar Shah has joined forces with a number of other big hitters in the renewables space to launch what it claims is "the first dedicated resource-efficiency finance company".

  • Abengoa Yield closes $125m credit facility

    04 December 2014

    Abengoa's yieldco has closed a $125 million credit facility from five banks.

  • Indiana University plans $56.3m green bond

    04 December 2014

    Indiana University plans to become the latest educational body to tap the green bond market, after announcing a $56.3 million issue.