News

• EF BRIEFS: FSB, SPI Energy, TSKB, JLEN

  11 May 2016

  The Financial Stability Board's Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures has extended its feedback period until the end of the month.

• MTA to return to market with $500m green bond

  11 May 2016

  New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) is gearing up to launch a $500 million green bond – its second in as many months.

• China's Geely readies itself for USD green bond

  11 May 2016

  Chinese corporate Geely is set to raise a green bond to make taxis more environmentally friendly.

• Impact investment specialist prepares $200m forestry fund

  11 May 2016

  German impact investment advisor Finance in Motion is planning a $200 million sustainable forestry fund, with a first close of $100 million expected in the third quarter of this year.

• HSBC recommends offshore dollar-denominated Chinese green bonds

  10 May 2016

  Offshore dollar-denominated green bonds from Chinese issuers are an attractive sector of the green bond market at present, according to HSBC analysts.

• EF BRIEFS: Enbridge, Foncière des Régions, Atlantis, Southern Power

  10 May 2016

  Canadian energy company Enbridge has entered into a joint venture with a subsidiary of EDF to develop 1.4GW of offshore wind off the coast of France.

• Toyota confirms up-sizing of latest green ABS

  10 May 2016

  Toyota has increased the size of its third green asset-backed bond to $1.6 billion, from an initial $1.2 billion.

• TERP and GLBL could be in default by end of the week, says Moody's

  09 May 2016

  US yieldcos Terraform Power (TERP) and Terraform Global (GLBL) are 'quite likely' to be in technical default by 13 May, according to a report by ratings agency Moody's.

• EU carbon market weekly update - 9 May 2016

  09 May 2016

  EUA prices fell last week despite prices spiking to €6.55 on Thursday.

• Oil majors would add value by focussing on low-carbon assets, says CTI

  09 May 2016

  Major oil and gas companies could be worth significantly more by aligning their investment plans with a 2°C climate change target rather than pursuing business as usual, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).