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Why Allianz is investing where the wind blows
10 February 2017Allianz's in-house alternative asset manager has closed four tax equity investments in US wind farms in only 12 months, and plans more in 2017. Head of renewables at Allianz Capital Partners David Jones talks to Asa Gibson about the firm's American wind adventure.
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RINs market suffers as EPA delays new regulations
02 February 2017The price of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) has dropped to a one-year low after the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would delay the implementation of regulations finalised at the end of the Obama administration.
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Green growth is the deal of the century. Will the Dealmaker-in-Chief realise it?
01 February 2017If Donald Trump really wants to 'get America winning again', he ought to seize opportunities presented by the transition to a low-carbon economy, argues Fenella Aouane.
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Best performing funds of 2016: Vontobel New Power A
27 January 2017In a disappointing year for clean energy funds, Vontobel found a safe harbour in grid infrastructure stocks. Pascal Dudle talks to Joe Walsh.
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China could issue $60bn of green bonds in 2017, says SynTao Green Finance
25 January 2017China could issue as much as $60 billion of green bonds in 2017, including its first sovereign bonds, as the country looks to step up its climate leadership.
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Obama gives $500m to GCF in final act
20 January 2017Barack Obama has given a further $500 million to the UN Green Climate Fund, in one of his final acts as President.
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Comment: The Paris Agreement should not be Trumped
01 January 2017After the celebrations sparked by the Paris Agreement in 2015, followed by its earlier-than- expected ratification, Donald Trump has delivered a shock to the system, says Peter Cripps.
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RECs in reverse
14 December 2016This year has seen a reversal of fortunes for some renewable energy certificate (REC) markets, with some of last year's best performing US markets seeing big price drops, while EU and Australian markets saw record gains. Hamza Ali reports
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COP22 gathers momentum on halting global warming, despite Trump
21 November 2016World leaders at the conclusion of this year's UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) have agreed to accelerate both the implementation and the ambition of the Paris Agreement, despite headwinds brought on by the election of Donald Trump, reports Hamza Ali
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COP blog: Who's got most to lose if the Paris Agreement fails?
15 November 2016Verisk Maplecroft
With Donald Trump's election victory still casting a shadow over events in Marrakesh, representatives will meet this week to further progress the mobilisation of climate finance.