News

• EU carbon market weekly update - 7 March 2016

  07 March 2016

  EU carbon prices continued their losing streak last week, but the outlook may be more positive, argues Louis Redshaw

• EF BRIEFS: Senvion, SunEdison, EDF, Renovagen, NTR, Aquila Capital

  07 March 2016

  German-based wind turbine manufacturer Senvion plans to raise up to €703 million ($770 million) in a private placement ahead of its initial public offering.

• Canada edges towards more carbon pricing

  07 March 2016

  Further steps to put a price on carbon emissions across Canada are likely following a meeting of the leaders of the country's 13 provinces and territories.

• Mirova and EIB take 90% stake in Swedish wind project

  07 March 2016

  Mirova has teamed up with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to acquire an onshore wind farm in Sweden for €28.6 million ($30 million).

• Revolver 'to shoot green lending beyond the green bond market'

  07 March 2016

  A local authority has signed a revolving credit facility based on its green bond framework, pioneering a model that could be widely replicated by other borrowers.

• Bank mulls green bond fund

  07 March 2016

  A bank is considering launching a green bond fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

• China to see wave of corporate green bonds, says HSBC

  04 March 2016

  A spate of green bonds from Chinese banks this year has paved the way for a "wave" of corporate issuance from the country, according to HSBC.

• BNP Paribas Aqua launches in sterling

  04 March 2016

  BNP Paribas has launched a sterling version of its Aqua fund.

• EF BRIEFS: Morgan Stanley, Georgia Power, RWE, Viridor

  04 March 2016

  Morgan Stanley has closed its second infrastructure fund, securing $3.6 billion from investors.

• Green Bond Principles working group on defining 'green' holds first meeting

  03 March 2016

  A Green Bond Principles (GBPs) working group on how to define 'green' met for the first time this week, in the hope of updating the taxonomy of what kind of projects are suitable for green bonds, ahead of the principles' redraft in June.