News

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 30 January 2017

    30 January 2017

    Compliance buying ahead of the April deadline is unlikley to be enough to support EU Allowance prices if warmer weather returns, says Louis Redshaw.

  • EU's carbon emissions drop 4.5% as generation shifts from coal to gas

    30 January 2017

    EU carbon emissions fell 4.5% in 2016 to 1018 million tonnes, primarily driven by a shift in power generation from carbon-intensive coal to gas.

  • Green bond market expected to exceed $120bn in 2017

    30 January 2017

    The fast-growing green bond market is predicted to exceed $120 billion in new issuances this year, but the rate of growth is unlikely to exceed that seen in 2016, according to an Environmental Finance survey.

  • Financiers praise 'Positive Impact' Principles

    30 January 2017

    The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were hailed as "an important step in ... overcoming the funding gap for sustainable development" at their launch today in Paris.

  • Oekom launches ESG impact assessment service

    30 January 2017

    Oekom Research, a German sustainability ratings agency, has expanded its range of services to help investors better understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their investment decisions.

  • Ulrik Ross leaves HSBC

    30 January 2017

    HSBC's global head of public sector and sustainable debt, Ulrik Ross, has left the bank, according to figures in the green bond market.

  • People moves - Standard Life, Candriam, Inspired Evolution

    27 January 2017

    Standard Life Investments has recruited Deborah Gilshan to its environmental, social and governance (ESG) team as governance and stewardship director.

  • Buffett's MidAmerican taps green bond market

    27 January 2017

    MidAmerican Energy has issued an $850 million green bond - the first from a company in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group.

  • Irish parliament votes to divest from fossil fuels

    27 January 2017

    Ireland took a step closer to becoming the first country to divest its sovereign wealth from the fossil fuel industry.

  • Ontario issues biggest ever Canadian dollar-denominated green bond

    27 January 2017

    The Government of Ontario has issued a C$800 million ($610 million) green bond, the largest ever Canadian dollar-denominated issue.