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Carbon markets grow despite lingering complications
13 December 2019Carbon markets in Europe and North America have shown resilience in the face of a changing political and regulatory landscape. The winners of Environmental Finance's Market Rankings commented on the year that was and what promises to be a dynamic twelve months ahead. Christopher Marchant reports
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Cat bonds: repricing risk
13 December 2019A series of costly natural catastrophes in recent years continues to take its toll on sentiment in the catastrophe (cat) bond market.
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Climate disclosure drive re-shapes weather risk market
13 December 2019Climate change means more extreme weather and, as regulators and shareholders press for more information on climate-related risks, corporate demand for weather hedges is becoming mainstream, this year's poll winners tell Graham Cooper.
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Drilling into corporate supply chains to tap demand
13 December 2019Demand for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) could be set to soar as companies look to decarbonise their supply chains, Michael Hurley writes
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Decoding the carbon market logjam at the Madrid Climate Conference
13 December 2019The Madrid Climate Conference (COP25) is nearly coming to an end, and there is little sign of agreement on an operational rulebook for Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA), arguably one of the most important elements of the PA and the ongoing negotiations, says Prajwal Baral.
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Nomura buys investment bank Greentech Capital Advisors
13 December 2019Japanese bank Nomura has proposed to buy sustainability-focused investment bank Greentech Capital Advisors (GCA), in its first deal since the financial crisis.
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European passive ESG bond fund market 'ripe for growth'
12 December 2019The market for environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused European passive bond funds is "ripe" for rapid growth, according to a report.
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Cubico sells stake in UK wind and solar portfolio
12 December 2019Renewables firm Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico) has agreed to sell a 49% equity stake in its UK operational wind and solar portfolio to GLIL Infrastructure (GLIL), the £1.8 billion infrastructure fund backed by Northern Local Government Pension Scheme and Local Pensions Partnership.
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Langham Hospitality Investments signs first Asian hospitality sustainability loan
12 December 2019Langham Hospitality Investments has secured sustainability-linked loans worth HK$7.5 billion ($960 million), the first by an Asian-listed hospitality firm.
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First green bond blockchain platform launched
12 December 2019A blockchain-enabled database which claims to have the ability to validate the impact of green bond issues, thereby unlocking greater investment in green projects, has been launched.