News

• EU carbon market weekly update - 14 November 2016

  14 November 2016

  Carbon prices fell 76 cents last week as falling energy prices, weak auctions and an unexpected Trump victory led to a sell off.

• BNP Paribas IP provides carbon footprint of nearly 100 of its funds

  14 November 2016

  BNP Paribas Investment Partners (IP) has increased the number of funds it measures the carbon footprint of to nearly 100.

• GFI's six proposals to make UK an international green financial hub

  14 November 2016

  The City of London's Green Finance Initiative (GFI) has launched a report outlining six key priority areas, to help maintain the UK's role as "the go-to place to connect capital with green" amid growing competition from other financial centres.

• BAML becomes first bank to launch third green bond

  11 November 2016

  Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has launched its third and biggest green bond to date, raising $1 billion.

• China issues first ever "double green bond", listed in London

  11 November 2016

  China's first ever covered green bond was listed on the London Stock Exchange today.

• Trump is just a blip for responsible investment, says AXA IM

  11 November 2016

  A Trump Presidency has been declared merely a 'blip' on the longer term development of responsible investment worldwide, by AXA Investment Managers.

• Climate Bonds Initiative forecasts over $80bn green bonds in 2016

  11 November 2016

  Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has revised its forecast for green bond issuances in 2016 to $80 billion and "maybe higher".

• Hannon Armstrong raises $77m from latest share sale

  10 November 2016

  Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has raised approximately $76.9 million, after expenses, from its latest public equity offering.

• IETA and CMIA press for airlines to use project-level REDD+ credits

  10 November 2016

  Two leading trade associations have come together to lobby for carbon credits from small-scale forest protection projects to be used in the forthcoming international carbon market for airlines – the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (Corsia).

• NRW Bank to issue fourth green bond

  10 November 2016

  NRW Bank, the development agency of the German North Rhine-Westphalia federal state, has mandated Bank of America Merrill Lynch and DZ Bank as joint-lead managers for a 10-year green bond.