News

  • Green bond round-up, 8 February 2017

    08 February 2017

    New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) is gearing up to launch its third green bond, expected to raise $350 million.

  • Investors target climate at AGM season

    08 February 2017

    Investors with assets of approximately £17 billion ($21.1 billion) have called on shareholders to back resolutions requiring climate disclosure and forcing companies to deal with the transition to a low-carbon economy.

  • MSCI launches ESG indexes targeting 'world's largest asset owners'

    08 February 2017

    US-based index provider MSCI has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) index series targeted at universal investors with diversified portfolios.

  • Yieldco JLEN raises £55.6m

    08 February 2017

    UK yieldco John Laing Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) has raised £55.6 million ($69.1 million) by selling new shares.

  • Cambridge pushes to become largest university to divest from fossil fuels

    07 February 2017

    Cambridge University's governing body, Regent House, has passed a motion to divest its £5.8 billion ($7.2 billion) endowment fund from fossil fuels. If successful Cambridge would be the largest in the world to do so.

  • China to launch pilot RECs market

    07 February 2017

    China will launch a pilot national renewable energy certificates (RECs) scheme on 1 July 2017, according to the country's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), in a bid to reduce its subsidies to the sector.

  • Pension giant files five environmental shareholder resolutions

    07 February 2017

    A US-based pension fund has filed five environmentally-focused shareholder resolutions with its portfolio companies.

  • First-of-its kind Sustainable Ocean Fund hits the market

    06 February 2017

    A first-of-its-kind fund that aims to scale up sustainable fishing and other marine protection activities while making a commercial return for investors has begun marketing.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 6 February 2017

    06 February 2017

    EUA prices gained 25 cents last week as supportive energy prices and one less auction led the market higher.

  • L&G makes first US renewable energy debt deal

    06 February 2017

    Legal & General (L&G) has loaned US-based renewables developer Ahana Operations $65.8 million, marking its first foray into the US renewable energy debt market.