News

• PNE Wind abandons yieldco plans and in favour of portfolio sale

  07 September 2016

  German wind farm developer PNE Wind has said it is abandoning plans to spin-off its operational wind assets into a listed subsidiary.

• Trucost launches methodology for rating Chinese green bonds

  07 September 2016

  Environmental data-provider Trucost has partnered with Golden Credit Rating to launch a framework for assessing the environmental impact of Chinese green bonds.

• First fund tracking innovative resource efficiency index launches

  07 September 2016

  An innovative index that comprises companies that are efficient in relation to the consumption of energy, food and water (EFW) has licensed its first fund.

• BlackRock devises methodology for carbon scoring and tilting

  06 September 2016

  BlackRock has devised a methodology for scoring companies on climate change and weighting them accordingly in a portfolio, and has warned investors that they "can no longer ignore" the issue.

• Asian banks focus on climate change opportunities, not risks

  06 September 2016

  Asian banks are more focussed on the opportunities arising from climate change than the risks, according to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC).

• Database reveals financiers behind tropical deforestation projects

  06 September 2016

  At least $38 billion of loans and underwriting facilities were provided, between 2010 and 2015, to the forestry operations of the 50 companies most involved in commodities responsible for tropical deforestation in southeast Asia.

• MuniFin gives better rates for green loans

  06 September 2016

  Finnish public sector lender Municipality Finance (MuniFin) has said it is providing cheaper loans for green projects in a bid to build a loan book to issue a green bond against.

• G20 keeps up the focus on green finance

  05 September 2016

  The G20 made numerous references to green finance in its latest communique, reaffirming the message that the transition to a low-carbon economy is underway.

• China to provide unprecedented support for green finance

  05 September 2016

  China's government is gearing up to provide unprecedented support for green finance, according to new guidelines, as the nation seeks to transition to a lower carbon economy.

• EU carbon market weekly update - 5 September 2016

  05 September 2016

  Carbon prices tumbled last week amid sustained pressure, likely from bearish speculators and some utilities.