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Impax reaches first close on third renewables PE fund

Impax Asset Management has reached a €149 million ($158 million) first close on its third European renewables-focused private equity fund.

Chinese bank in largest ever green bond deal

A major Chinese bank has issued a RMB30 billion ($4.4 billion) green bond, making it the largest green bond issued in a single transaction.Chinese bank in largest ever green bond deal

WHEEL 'could be rolled out to UK and India'

The Warehouse for Energy Efficiency Loans (Wheel) programme pioneered in the US could be rolled out to the UK and India,a report argues.

Green bonds round-up

California-based Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing company Ygrene will issue a securitised PACE green bond every quarter, Environmental Finance can reveal.

Four US oil majors face shareholder resolutions on climate lobbying

Four US oil majors are to be hit by shareholder resolutions calling on them to disclose their anti-climate change lobbying activities, Environmental Finance can reveal.

Emerging markets are five times more vulnerable to natural disasters, says Moody's

Emerging market sovereigns are five times more vulnerable to natural disasters than their developed market counterparts, according to a report by Moody's.

Bank launches green bond database

A bank has launched a green bond database designed to help the market scale up - and to encourage issuers to seek a second opinion.

EU carbon market weekly update - 28 November 2016

Shareholders criticise BlackRock's environmental voting [Updated]

BlackRock has been criticised by shareholders for failing to back climate change resolutions despite publicly calling for investors to take action on the issue.

Trinity College joins growing list of universities to divest

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has become latest university foundation to divest from fossil fuels.