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Ygrene issues first AAA rated Pace bond in $329.5m fundraise
15 November 2016Ygrene Energy Fund has raised $329.5 million by issuing two Property Assessed Clean Energy (Pace) bonds including the market's first AAA rated notes.
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COP blog: Big dams must not be allowed to sink the Green Climate Fund
15 November 2016Friends of the Earth
While little discussed at the COP, the channeling and use of climate finance must now take centre stage as the board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) prepares to meet next month in Samoa. -
COP blog: Who's got most to lose if the Paris Agreement fails?
15 November 2016Verisk Maplecroft
With Donald Trump's election victory still casting a shadow over events in Marrakesh, representatives will meet this week to further progress the mobilisation of climate finance. -
GIB to launch Green Impact Report for potential commercial use
14 November 2016The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has launched a methodology to quantify on the environmental benefits of a given infrastructure asset or portfolio. The bank believes its Green Impact Report could be sold to investors looking to rate the green credentials of an investment.
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ICMA's 'call to arms' for collaboration in the green bond market
14 November 2016The International Capital Markets Association has issued a "call to arms" to participants in the green financial markets to work together, including ending the "slightly competitive dynamic" that has emerged between industry bodies.
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EU carbon market weekly update - 14 November 2016
14 November 2016Carbon prices fell 76 cents last week as falling energy prices, weak auctions and an unexpected Trump victory led to a sell off.
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BNP Paribas IP provides carbon footprint of nearly 100 of its funds
14 November 2016BNP Paribas Investment Partners (IP) has increased the number of funds it measures the carbon footprint of to nearly 100.
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GFI's six proposals to make UK an international green financial hub
14 November 2016The City of London's Green Finance Initiative (GFI) has launched a report outlining six key priority areas, to help maintain the UK's role as "the go-to place to connect capital with green" amid growing competition from other financial centres.
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COP Blog: The Green Climate Fund's key role is to mobilise the private sector
14 November 2016CMIA
After the commitments and headlines of Paris a year ago, COP22 in Marrakesh has to be all about implementation. Faster than anyone expected, the Paris Agreement has already been ratified, but progress on the ground needs to ramp up. -
BAML becomes first bank to launch third green bond
11 November 2016Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has launched its third and biggest green bond to date, raising $1 billion.