News

• South African pension fund in debt and equity deals for solar

  24 March 2015

  South African pension fund manager, Public Investment Corporation (PIC), has invested in two major solar projects in the country.

• Joan Walley takes the reins at the Aldersgate Group

  24 March 2015

  Joan Walley, who is stepping down in May as a Labour member of parliament after 28 years, has been named chair of the UK's Aldersgate Group.

• GIB and Zouk Capital invest in novel £111m energy from waste plant

  23 March 2015

  The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing alongside Zouk Capital in a £111 million ($165 million) project that combines a 12.5MW waste-to-energy plant with an adjacent materials recycling facility.

• Winch leaves PRI for Low Carbon

  20 March 2015

  Helene Winch has left the UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI), where she was director of policy and research, to join Low Carbon.

• UK GIB publishes Handbook to help others assess, monitor and report

  20 March 2015

  The UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB) has published a Green Investment Handbook, as previously revealed by Environmental Finance.

• NAB declares renewables ambitions after A$205m green bond placement

  20 March 2015

  National Australia Bank (NAB) has said it wants to become a "global leader" in the renewables debt space after underwriting its second green bond.

• IIGCC calls for 12 fixes to Juncker Plan

  19 March 2015

  A report backed by investors worth €10 trillion ($10.6 trillion) has called for "12 fixes" to boost low-carbon infrastructure investment in Europe.

• Swedish property firm issues green bond for renewable energy

  19 March 2015

  Swedish property firm Wallenstam has issued a SEK500 million ($58 million) green bond to support its renewable energy operations.

• Chicago schools launch green bond, but would it flunk transparency test?

  18 March 2015

  The City of Chicago's education department plans to issue a $20 million 'green bond' to help fund capital improvement projects that improve energy efficiency in existing buildings.

• Carbon capture and storage could save UK 1% of GDP, says report

  18 March 2015

  Building 10GW of carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity by 2030 could enable the UK to meet its low-carbon energy supply targets while saving around 1% of annual GDP in the 2040s, according to new research.