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Resonance buys four wind farms as HgCapital fund exits UK investments
13 January 2014Alternative asset manager Resonance has snapped up four wind farms in a move that has allowed the first renewables fund set up by HgCapital to exit its UK investments.
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A make-or-break year?
12 January 2014The Warsaw climate talks have done just enough to keep a 2015 deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol within grasp. But while there were never high expectations of this year's Conference of the Parties to the UN climate convention (COP19), 2014 is set to be a critical year.
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EIB issues first green bond in Swiss Francs
10 January 2014The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first green bond of 2014, with its first Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) denominated in Swiss Francs.
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Ambienta environmental fund reaches €200m second close
10 January 2014Italian private equity fund Ambienta has raised €200 million ($273 million) for its second fund focused on environmental technologies.
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Investors buy stake in clean cookstove company
10 January 2014A carbon project developer that focuses on the distribution of fuel-efficient cookstoves in Africa has attracted new investors.
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A watershed year
10 January 2014It has been a landmark year for the fledgling green bond market, which was buoyed by unprecedented growth in 2013. But can it continue, asks Peter Cripps
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Leading the pack
09 January 2014PensionDanmark has invested heavily in renewable energy – a step the majority of its peers have not taken. Its CEO Torben Möger Pedersen tells Elza Holmstedt Pell how renewables have become a 'mainstream' investment for the pension fund
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ICE loses carbon trading market share to EEX in 2013
09 January 2014EEX's emissions trading volumes continued to grow in 2013, as it won market share from the dominant carbon exchange ICE Futures Europe.
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An agenda for emerging markets
09 January 2014The strong economic growth of emerging markets makes them alluring to investors, but they also present a unique set of challenges. Rory Sullivan explores the frontiers of responsible investment
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Sustainability fund breaks through €400m barrier
09 January 2014A sustainability fund run by a German family office has seen its firepower pass the €400 million ($544.1 million) mark.