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BP follows Shell in supporting investor climate resolution
06 February 2015Oil giant BP has joined Royal Dutch Shell in backing shareholders' demands for more emphasis on the move to a low-carbon economy.
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US city to issue junk bond... with investment grade rating
06 February 2015A city in Washington state plans to issue a $20.39 million green bond to finance a capital spending programme on its waste collection and disposal service.
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Indiana launches green water bonds
06 February 2015The state of Indiana has launched a $136.99 million 'green' municipal bond to refinance loans that helped fund water improvement projects.
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Hudson Clean Energy in fundraising round
06 February 2015Private equity giant Hudson Clean Energy Partners is in the market raising capital for two funds that will focus on investing in OECD countries, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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Developer Rijn gets $104m loan for Chilean solar
05 February 2015The Chilean arm of Dutch renewables firm Rijn has secured $104 million of project finance to fund the construction of a solar plant.
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InfraRed steps in to complete equity for £1bn tidal lagoon project
05 February 2015Investment manager InfraRed has made an equity commitment to a £1 billion ($1.5 billion) tidal lagoon project in the UK
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KBN development bank issues 10-year $500m green bond
05 February 2015Norwegian development bank Kommunalbanken Norway (KBN) has issued a $500 million green bond.
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Outstanding risk capital in cat bond market soars to new high
04 February 2015Total risk capital in the catastrophe (cat) bond market reached a record high of $22.9 billion at the end of December, according to reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.
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US solar stocks soar on Obama's budget proposals
04 February 2015Shares in leading US solar energy companies have jumped by 9% or more following President Obama's 2016 budget proposal on Monday to make permanent the tax credits that support US renewable energy projects.
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Pattern to raise $350m as it eyes 1GW acquisition in Japan
04 February 2015Yieldco Pattern Energy is raising $350 million in equity, which will partly help it fund future acquisitions.
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