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EU carbon market weekly update - 26 May 2015
26 May 2015EUA prices fell 3.7% last week as the euro weakened against the dollar and as power prices fell to near record lows. Subdued trading is expected this week as market participants converge in Barcelona for Carbon Expo
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EU carbon price expectation turns positive for first time in four years
26 May 2015Carbon market insiders expect the average price of EU emission allowances (EUAs) to rise in coming years - representing the first time since 2011 that the annual survey has revealed bullish sentiment.
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Carbon pricing tools now worth almost $50bn, says World Bank
26 May 2015Carbon pricing instruments around the world now have a combined value of almost $50 billion, according to new data from the World Bank.
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Waste-to-product company eyes €150m retail green bond
26 May 2015British 'waste-to-product' firm Shanks will issue a green bond of up to €150 million ($164 million) for retail investors.
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$214 million green bond launched by Swedish municipality
26 May 2015A Swedish municipality issued its second green bond last week, in a SEK1.8 billion ($214 million) deal.
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Investors managing $12trn call for long-term emissions reduction goal
26 May 2015Investors managing $12 trillion of assets have urged G7 finance ministers to back a long-term emissions reduction plan, to help limit the average global temperature increase to 2⁰C above pre-industrial levels.
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Latvian utility to issue 'dark green' bond
26 May 2015A Baltic utility is the latest to announce plans to tap the green bond market.
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French companies will be forced to report on climate metrics
26 May 2015The French government is set to pass a law requiring listed companies to report their carbon footprint and the risk climate change poses to them, in a move described as "a game changer" for the low-carbon investment movement.
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BNP Paribas signs up to Montreal Carbon Pledge
22 May 2015BNP Paribas is the latest investor to throw its weight behind the Montreal Carbon Pledge (MCP) to promote decarbonisation.
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People moves
22 May 2015Recent appointments in the environmental finance space, including Alexandra Ergon at Calvert, Nikolas Novograd at RET Capital and Mamadou-Abou Sarr at PRI