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  • Finland's first green bond is oversubscribed

    28 September 2016

    The first green bond from a Finnish issuer was substantially oversubscribed and attracted many new investors, the issuer said.

  • EF BRIEFS: Energy efficient projects dominate RGGI investments; TRIG,

    28 September 2016

    Most of the $1.37 billion of proceeds from the quarterly auctions of emission allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) market have been invested in energy efficiency projects, according to the body that administers the market.

  • Yes Bank repeats innovative green bond deal

    28 September 2016

    India's Yes Bank has agreed a second transaction in which it will issue a rupee-denominated green bond which will be bought using the proceeds of sustainability bonds issued by a development bank.

  • Luxembourg launches first '100% green' exchange

    28 September 2016

    The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has relaunched its green bond listing service, with what it claims is the strictest eligibility criteria of its peers.

  • Aviva agrees long-term finance facility for UK yieldco

    27 September 2016

    Aviva Investors has agreed to provide long-term financing for Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), a London-listed investment company focussing on large-scale industrial and agricultural solar assets.

  • The road to Marrakesh is paved with green intentions

    26 September 2016

    The Paris climate change summit will be a tough act to follow, but its successor is shaping up to be an important meeting in its own right. Hamza Ali and Peter Cripps report

  • Green bond fund reveals greenhouse gas savings

    26 September 2016

    A major green bond fund estimates that every €1 million invested in the fund avoids, or prevents, emissions equivalent to 1,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

  • Macquarie in €90m Japanese solar deal

    26 September 2016

    Macquarie Capital has teamed up with an infrastructure specialist to ink a €90 million ($100 million) deal to acquire a solar project pipeline in Japan.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 26 September 2016

    26 September 2016

    Further price rises are likely this week as utilities continue buying EUAs ahead of the winter season, says Louis Redshaw

  • Mark Carney: the five measures needed to scale up the green bond market

    23 September 2016

    Green bonds are a key investment tool to "advance a low carbon future while raising global investment and spurring growth", but five measures are needed to help the market scale up, Mark Carney has argued.