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UK public should be offered green bonds, says renewables chief
04 November 2014The UK should issue a green bond that would allow individual savers the opportunity to invest in renewable energy projects, said a leading industry figure.
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Oekom approved as verifier of climate bonds
03 November 2014Oekom Research, a specialist German rating agency, has been approved as a verifier of green bonds by the Climate Bond Standards Board.
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HASI raises $62.6m of equity, beating target
03 November 2014Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has raised $62.6 million in an equity raise, beating its original target.
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CDSB launches final consultation on environmental reporting proposal
03 November 2014The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) is inviting comments on the final draft of its reporting framework that aims to help companies with their disclosure of environmental information.
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Bluefield opens £150m equity raise, lines up projects
03 November 2014Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF) has lined up a further pipeline of projects it wants to buy as its plans to raise £150 million ($239.9 million) of equity took a major step forward.
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Thai waste-to-energy plants seek $10m
31 October 2014Waste2Tricity (W2T) plans to raise $10 million of equity to help develop two 70MW waste-to-energy plants in Thailand.
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Vattenfall mulls German coal sell-off after SEK23bn write-down
31 October 2014Vattenfall is considering selling its German lignite coal business after the utility took a SEK23.1 billion ($3.1 billion) write-down as its fossil fuel business struggled in a "difficult" European market.
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KfW discloses use of proceeds of first green bond
30 October 2014German development bank KfW has revealed that 75% of the disbursements under its "Renewable Energies – Standard" programme in the year-to-date have been invested in wind energy projects.
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Trucost to enter green bond market
30 October 2014Environmental data firm Trucost is set to join the growing throng of verifiers servicing the rapidly expanding green bond market.
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New Jersey 'green bank' opens for business
30 October 2014New Jersey has officially opened its Energy Resilience Bank (ERB) backed by $200 million of public money.
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