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  • Washington State revisits emissions trading plans

    02 June 2016

    Washington State has published a revised version of its plans to launch a state-wide carbon market and is seeking feedback on the proposals by 22 July.

  • NIB returns to green bond market with 'benchmark' issue

    02 June 2016

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is to return to the green bond market with a €500 million ($561 million) issue in the next few days, Jens Hellerup, head of funding at the Helsinki-based bank, told Environmental Finance.

  • Second Swedish issuer launches forestry green bond

    01 June 2016

    Södra, Sweden's largest forest-owner association, has launched Sweden's second forestry green bond.

  • Green bonds turn social

    01 June 2016

    With a slew of 'sustainability' bonds coming to market in recent weeks, Sophie Robinson-Tillett looks at what the trend – and an imminent set of Social Bond Principles – means for the green bond market

  • Green bond market needs more flexible reporting, says BNP analyst

    01 June 2016

    Reporting on green bonds is often weighted too heavily to their environmental impact and should be more flexible, according to Felipe Gordillo, senior socially responsible investment analyst at BNP Paribas Investment Partners.

  • EF BRIEFS: Gothenburg, IEA, MTA, SunEdison

    01 June 2016

    The City of Gothenburg is gearing up to tap the green bond market for the fourth time.

  • US municipalities launch $800m of green bonds for water projects

    01 June 2016

    Three US municipalities have announced issues of green bonds totalling almost $800 million to finance projects to deliver clean drinking water or treat wastewater.

  • Moody's issues two more green bond assessments

    01 June 2016

    Less than a week after Moody's launched its inaugural Green Bond Assessment (GBA), the ratings agency has issued two more.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 1 June 2016

    01 June 2016

    Carbon prices rose 12c (2%) closing on Friday at €6.08. The week was punctuated by a major global carbon conference taking place in Cologne from Wednesday to Friday and a European holiday on Thursday leading to some days of muted trade volumes.

  • London's 'super sewer' seeks up to £400m from bond sale

    31 May 2016

    Bazalgette Tunnel, the company managing construction and financing of a 25km new sewer under the river Thames in London, aims to raise between £200 million and £400 million ($293 million - $586 million) from a sale of bonds.