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  • Demand for renewables will 'drive investors to green bonds & loans'

    28 March 2022

    ING have said that the drive for renewable energy, caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will drive higher issuance of green, use of proceeds (UoP) loans and bonds, instead of sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds and loans, over the next year.

  • Russian invasion "puts fracking investment back on the agenda"

    22 March 2022

    The Russian invasion will "set us back" on decarbonisation and has put fracking investment back on the agenda, policy experts have warned.

  • NIB: Ukraine invasion could create medium-term green growth

    17 March 2022

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine could trigger medium-term growth in the renewables market, as countries seek to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels imported from Russia, an executive at the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) said.

  • EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries

    11 March 2022

    Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2022

  • Ukraine invasion to 'expedite green revolution'

    10 March 2022

    The Russian invasion of Ukraine could accelerate the switch from fossil fuels to renewables in the long-term, as nations seek alternative energy sources, investors have said.

  • MEAG, Macquarie AM and BCI acquire solar power producer

    07 March 2022

    Reden Solar sold for an enterprise value of €2.5bn

  • Green Investment Group creates offshore wind developer

    03 March 2022

    Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) has announced plans to launch Corio Generation, a specialist offshore wind developer.

  • IDEAL insurance and MEAG invest in sustainable energy fund

    02 March 2022

    Solas Sustainable fund looking to raise €200m for energy efficient investments

  • EQT buys EV charging firm from Zouk

    22 February 2022

    EQT has bought UK electric vehicle (EV) charging company Instavolt from fellow private equity investor Zouk Capital, for an undisclosed sum.

  • Investor 'keeps faith' with disappointingly slow energy efficiency fund

    10 February 2022

    An investor in a recently-launched energy efficiency fund said he is keeping faith with the company, after it admitted that its deployment of assets was progressing slower than expected, causing its shares to drop more than 10%.