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Canadian Solar sells $60m solar plant to BluEarth
21 August 2014Canadian Solar has sold another solar plant to independent renewable power producer BluEarth Renewables in a deal worth C$66.0 million ($60.3 million).
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UK GIB, Sumitomo and Bayerische Landesbank back £192m gasification plant
21 August 2014A £192 million waste-to-energy gasification plant has become the first in the UK to attract long-term project finance, in a deal that could pave the way for similar transactions.
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World Bank sells $12m green bond to Merrill Lynch clients
21 August 2014The World Bank has sold a $12 million green bond exclusively to clients of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
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SEB remains top green bond underwriter in Q2, but HSBC and Natixis make gains
20 August 2014SEB retained its place as the leading green bond underwriter in the second quarter of 2014, while HSBC and Natixis surged up the rankings helped by some blockbuster issues.
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Foresight Solar eyes further share sales
20 August 2014Foresight Solar Fund, the UK's largest listed solar energy fund, said it expects to raise further equity capital after assets funded by its existing £100 million ($166 million) debt facility become operational.
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Greencoat takes majority stake in four more wind farms
20 August 2014Greencoat UK Wind has bought a majority stake in four UK wind farms from subsidiaries of the New York-listed power company AES, for a total consideration of £90.6 million ($150 million).
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Carbon Divestment: The SRI Dilemma
Miguel Santisteve, Associate Director at NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, asks how investors are responding to the risk of stranded assets in their portfolio
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Stranded assets debate won't lead to large-scale divestment, says analyst
19 August 2014The stranded assets debate is not causing many investors to divest because the implementation of a global emissions cap by governments is viewed as "very unlikely", according to a responsible investment analyst at NASDAQ OMX.
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Decarbonisation can drive Europe's economic recovery
19 August 2014An analysis by EY has found that decarbonisation is a "winning strategy" for energy security and economic recovery in Europe. Report author Alexis Gazzo summarises why it makes more sense than 'business-as-usual'
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SWIP's Mackenzie moves on from sustainability role
19 August 2014Craig Mackenzie - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership's highly regarded head of sustainability research – has left his post to take on a new role, Environmental Finance has learned.