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US insurers falling short on climate change
23 October 2014The US insurance market is not adequately prepared to cope with the effects of climate change, according to a new report.
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Joule to push into Europe as it eyes fresh fundraising
23 October 2014Joule Assets plans to expand its US-based energy efficiency fund into Europe and hopes in coming months to raise another fund focussed on the continent.
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Green Investment Bank sees interest in offshore wind fund
22 October 2014The UK's Green Investment Bank said it has had interest from two potential cornerstone investors for its proposed £1 billion ($1.6 billion) offshore wind fund.
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KKR's green programme has $1bn of financial impact
22 October 2014Private equity giant KKR said its Green Portfolio Programme (GPP) has had $1.2 billion of financial impact since it began six years ago.
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Bangladesh Bank says green bonds are key to country's green economy
22 October 2014Bangladesh's central bank has said the green bond market could play a pivotal role in helping the country develop environmental projects.
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PartnerRe to finance $100m of Mosaic's solar loans
22 October 2014An affiliate of global reinsurer PartnerRe will provide up to $100 million for the home solar loan programme of Mosaic, a peer-to-peer solar finance company headquartered in Oakland, California.
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RBS agrees £28m project financing for UK's Lightsource
22 October 2014UK solar energy developer Lightsource Renewable Energy has secured £28.4 million ($45.6 million) of project financing from Royal Bank of Scotland for three installations totalling 34MW.
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TRIG to tap equity market, joining Foresight and Bluefield
22 October 2014The Renewable Infrastructure Group (TRIG) is planning to raise additional funds by issuing new shares.
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Blackstone boosts capacity for renewables investments
22 October 2014Blackstone, a leading US-based private equity investor, has set up a new firm to invest in renewable energy projects in North America.
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Credit Agricole dethrones SEB as leading green bond underwriter in Q3
21 October 2014Credit Agricole CIB displaced Scandinavian bank SEB as the leading underwriter of green bonds in the three months to the end of September, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), a financial NGO.
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