News

• EF BRIEFS: Suzlon, Enel Green Power, Appaloosa, SunEdison, Vivint, Spanish auction

  15 January 2016

  Indian renewables firm Suzlon has secured INR23 billion ($344 million) from existing investors to help it ramp up its operations.

• Bangladesh Bank 'working on green bond'

  15 January 2016

  Bangladesh Bank is readying itself to issue a green bond – which could be the first ever from a central bank.

• Green Charge raises 'milestone' $50m non-recourse debt

  15 January 2016

  Green Charge Networks has raised up to $50 million in a rare example of non-recourse project finance debt for energy storage.

• PRI launches asset owner advisory committee

  15 January 2016

  The UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched an asset owner advisory committee, to be chaired by ABP trustee Xander den Uyl.

• London pushes to make itself home of green finance

  15 January 2016

  The UK has stepped up efforts to cement itself as the global hub of climate finance, launching an initiative with the UN.

• Moody's announces green bond assessment criteria

  14 January 2016

  Moody's is set to shake up the market for green bond 'second opinions', after it revealed plans for its own methodology to assess the environmental credentials of issuers.

• Impax's Simon Gottelier joins Pictet

  14 January 2016

  Simon Gottelier, the manager of Impax's water strategy, has joined Pictet Asset Management, where he will manage a rival water fund.

• Climate change named biggest global risk to countries and industries

  14 January 2016

  A failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change is the biggest material risk facing the world, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).

• Green bond funds launched in 2015 are worth nearly €600m

  14 January 2016

  2015 was big year for green bond funds, with nine new funds launched during the year, now boasting a combined value of €599 million ($651 million), according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.

• Wind and solar boom propels clean energy investment to record $329bn

  14 January 2016

  Investment in clean energy surged to a record $329 billion in 2015, helped by a boom in wind and solar projects which between them accounted for about half of all power generation commissioned in the year.