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TenneT issues €1bn green bond for offshore wind
29 May 2015TenneT has issued a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) green bond, in a deal that was twice oversubscribed.
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Norwegian government backs oil fund coal divestment
28 May 2015Norway's NOK7 trillion ($894 billion) oil fund is to divest more of its coal holdings after the country's politicians gave an earlier-than-expected backing to plans to reduce its exposure to the commodity.
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World Bank uses options to encourage methane reduction projects
28 May 2015A series of 'put options' are to be sold by the World Bank to incentivise private sector companies to reduce methane emissions in developing countries.
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Santander and pension funds launch $2bn renewables and water fund
28 May 2015Santander and two Canadian pension funds have launched a $2 billion renewables and water fund, which they plan to make "one of the largest and best-in-class" in the world.
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Glennmont buys French wind farm
28 May 2015Renewables investor Glennmont Partners has bought a wind farm in France, expanding its onshore wind portfolio to 210MW.
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Of green bonds, Paris and additionality
27 May 2015I was fortunate enough to spend much of last week in Paris where thousands of people from the business, finance and political worlds converged to talk about climate change, says Peter Cripps
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Goldman Sachs sets $1bn target for securitised Japanese renewables bonds
27 May 2015Goldman Sachs has established a "first of its kind" facility that aims to issue $1 billion of securitised Japanese renewable energy bonds.
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ANZ launches biggest ever green bond from Australian issuer
27 May 2015ANZ has launched the largest green bond to come from an Australian issuer to date.
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Macquarie backs UK solar portfolio in £106m deal
27 May 2015Macquarie has given another vote of confidence to the UK solar market, agreeing a £106 million ($163 million) refinancing deal.
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SunEdison to acquire majority stakes in three South African renewables projects
26 May 2015Energy firm SunEdison is set to buy 60% of the controlling interest in three power plants owned by BioTherm Energy, a South African power producer of wind and solar energy.