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  • European parliament approves reform of carbon market

    08 July 2015

    The European parliament has voted decisively to approve a reform of the EU's pioneering emissions trading system (ETS) that is designed to make the market more resilient to external shocks.

  • TerraForm Power to issue green bond as part of $2bn wind deal

    08 July 2015

    TerraForm Power (Terp) is set to issue its second green bond of 2015, this time to help finance a $2 billion wind acquisition.

  • KfW commits €134m towards green bond investments in Q2

    08 July 2015

    German development bank KfW has bought €134 million ($148 million) of green bonds since announcing in early April its intention to invest up to €1 billion in the market.

  • Forestry investments set for further dramatic growth, says major investor

    08 July 2015

    Institutional investment in timberland could triple, in coming decades, from its current level of about $100 billion, according to a biennial study of the global forestry market.

  • Time to believe in miracles?

    08 July 2015

    Numerous policy announcements and actions from companies are helping to put climate change firmly on the agenda, fuelling hopes of a meaningful climate agreement in Paris in December, says Peter Cripps

  • Principal Solar cancels IPO

    08 July 2015

    US solar power developer Principal Solar has cancelled its $31.7 million IPO due to "market conditions".

  • PNE Wind reveals details of German yieldco

    08 July 2015

    PNE Wind has revealed details of its German-focused yieldco, which it expects to launch next year.

  • Emissions limits threaten $283bn of potential LNG projects, says think tank

    07 July 2015

    Some $283 billion of potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects could be rendered uneconomic by efforts to combat global warming, a think tank has warned.

  • Marymount University prices 'lowest-rated green bond' in US

    07 July 2015

    Marymount University in Virginia has priced what underwriters claim is the "lowest-rated green bond in the US".

  • CEFC stumps up A$100m to expand Australian rooftop solar

    06 July 2015

    Australia's green bank will provide A$100 million ($75 million) to a utility to help it roll out rooftop solar, in the latest in a series of deals to follow an agreement on renewable energy targets in the country.