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  • Paris' 15-point plan to become the green financial centre of the world

    03 November 2016

    Paris has released a masterplan outlining its ambition to become the green financial centre of the world.

  • Swift ratification of Paris leaves COP22 with momentum building role, says IEA

    03 November 2016

    The earlier than expected ratification of the Paris Agreement means COP22's role will be to maintain the momentum behind the negotiations, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  • NY Green Bank in $12.9m energy efficiency deal

    02 November 2016

    The New York Green Bank has completed its first energy efficiency equipment leasing transaction.

  • Green bond comment: October

    02 November 2016

    Will investors ever pay up for a green bond?

  • Green Bond Issuance - Q3 2016

    Environmental Finance
    Environmental Finance's latest green bond issuance data.

  • FSB Taskforce will require companies to perform 2°C scenario analysis

    02 November 2016

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is to recommend that companies reveal how they will be affected by policies introduced to restrict global warming to no more than 2oC.

  • GCF looking to grow funding sources

    02 November 2016

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is looking to increase its sources of funding and reach out directly to the private sector including large institutional investors.

  • PRI issues guide for asset owners on embedding ESG in investment policies

    01 November 2016

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has published a guide for asset owners on how to best embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment policies.

  • Offshore wind costs plunge 22% in 12 months

    01 November 2016

    The weighted average cost of electricity from offshore wind installations has fallen 22% in the past 12 months to $126/MWh, according to Bloomberg analysts.

  • Canada's OceanRock invests in sustainable agriculture fund

    01 November 2016

    OceanRock Investments, a Canadian fund manager with some C$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) under management, has made an investment of undisclosed size in Toronto-based venture capital firm InvestEco Capital.