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Green Climate Fund is 'considering issuing green bonds'
09 November 2016The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is contemplating issuing green bonds to help expand its activities, Environmental Finance understands.
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Trump's shock win casts doubt over US climate policy
09 November 2016Donald Trump's shock win in the US Presidential elections has cast a poll of doubt over the Paris climate agreement amid fears he will dismantle the country's existing climate change policies.
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World Bank issues green bond for Morocco
08 November 2016The World Bank (the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) has issued a green bond that was exclusively bought by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the Central Bank of Morocco.
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Masen issues Morocco's first green bond
07 November 2016Masen (the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy) has issued the country's first green bond, raising MAD1.15 billion ($153 million) as Marrakesh prepares to host the UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22).
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Investors with €5trn of assets call for halt to arctic oil drilling
07 November 2016A group of institutional investors, representing €5 trillion ($5.52 trillion) of assets under management, have called for a "permanent moratorium" on arctic oil drilling.
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Paris Agreement comes into force
04 November 2016Investors and businesses had a renewed impetus to embrace the emerging low-carbon economy today, as the Paris Agreement to limit global warming at 2°C officially came into force.
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World Bank sells half of pre-COP green bond to Maryland
04 November 2016The World Bank has issued a $500 million green bond ahead of the UN Summit on Climate Change (COP22) - half of which was bought by the US state of Maryland.
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Paris' 15-point plan to become the green financial centre of the world
03 November 2016Paris has released a masterplan outlining its ambition to become the green financial centre of the world.
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Swift ratification of Paris leaves COP22 with momentum building role, says IEA
03 November 2016The earlier than expected ratification of the Paris Agreement means COP22's role will be to maintain the momentum behind the negotiations, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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EF BRIEFS: Paris Agreement, Canada, Indianapolis, S&P DJI/Trucost
04 October 2016The European Parliament has voted to ratify the Paris Agreement, edging the landmark treaty closer to implementation.