Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • California signs Green Bond Pledge

    08 August 2018

    California has become the first state to sign a pledge to issue green bonds to fund infrastructure projects.

  • Five ways to scale up California green bond market, suggested by report

    07 August 2018

    Credit enhancements, the creation of a green bond insurance programme, and setting up a 'green bond bank' are ways in which California can help scale up the green municipal bond market, according to a report.

  • FSFL becomes biggest solar yieldco in UK

    06 August 2018

    Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL) has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of solar farms with a combined generating capacity of 114MW, in a deal that makes it the largest of the solar-focused UK-listed yieldcos.

  • Green bonds round-up, 1 August 2018

    01 August 2018

    Moody's Investors Service has lowered its expectations for green bond issuance this year, in light of slower growth in the first six months.

  • Green bond comment, August 2018: Upgrading the hot air balloon

    01 August 2018

    Green bonds are facing criticism from some very loud voices to prove their additionality and, by extension, their right to exist, comments Peter Cripps

  • First resource efficiency-themed absolute return fund launched

    27 July 2018

    A fund due to launch next week claims to be the first absolute return fund to be based on the theme of resource efficiency.

  • Green bonds round-up, 25 July

    25 July 2018

    The City of Toronto has completed a green bond issue worth C$300 million ($228 million), becoming the second city in Canada to issue green-labelled notes, following Ottawa's C$102 million issue in November.

  • Capital goods sector 'disappoints on reporting Scope 3 emissions'

    24 July 2018

    The capital goods sector's disclosure and management of Scope 3 emissions is poor, and lags that of the autos sector, a report has found.

  • Comment: Time to start hugging trees

    24 July 2018

    Sustainable forestry and forest conservation do not currently receive the attention they deserve, says Peter Cripps

  • EU carbon prices 'could push higher in H2'

    23 July 2018

    Prices in the EU's turbo-charged carbon market could make moderate gains in the second half of 2018, according to analysts, but their longer-term outlook is cautious.