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Private equity house mulls Italian solar exit as it looks for new assets
11 February 2016Private equity firm Amplio Group is eyeing the sale or refinancing of its 31MW Italian solar portfolio as well as further acquisitions in the country, Environmental Finance understands.
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Danish pension fund invests in its fifth wind farm
11 February 2016Danish public sector pension fund PKA has purchased a 25% stake in a UK offshore wind project from Dong Energy for £330 million ($476 million).
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Calvert moves water fund to passive approach, launching dedicated index
10 February 2016Calvert Investments has launched a water index, as it shifts its water fund from active to passive management.
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EF BRIEFS: Floreat Group, Orix, ICAO, Marguerite Fund, Dong, Endurance
10 February 2016London-based private investment firm Floreat Group has made its first move into the renewables sector, investing $50 million in UK biomass via a newly-created energy firm.
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93% of US-listed companies 'affected by climate risk'
10 February 2016Climate risk affects 93% of the US equities market, according to a report.
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Climate disclosure task force urged to recommend 2°C stress test
10 February 2016Fossil fuel companies should stress test their businesses for a future in which global warming is limited to 2°C and disclose the results to investors.
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AGL Energy launches A$3bn renewables fund
10 February 2016Just a week after it exited the gas sector, Australia's AGL Energy announced plans to launch an A$3 billion ($2.1 billion) renewables fund, as part of its strategy to realign to a "cleaner future".
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Forestry fund reaches $80m first close
09 February 2016A timberland investment management organisation (TIMO) has reached an $80 million first close on a forestry fund, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Indian renewables firm launches INR3bn green bond
09 February 2016Hero Future Energies has commenced the sale of the first green notes under India's new green bond standards.
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Sustainalytics names 10 companies poised to benefit from carbon-constrained world
08 February 2016Sustainalytics has named 10 companies poised to benefit from a carbon-constrained world, following the landmark climate change accord in Paris last year.
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