Every €1 on Cyprus Renewables Yields €11‑€19 Returns
New study: For every €1 spent on renewables in Cyprus, it has generated between €11 and €19 in benefits. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6683998
IFM Threatens to Pull $2.2bn SAF Investment without Mandate
IFM Investors Pty warned it may scrap a proposed A$3 billion ($2.2 billion) investment to make sustainable aviation fuel in Australia, unless the government mandates that airlines use the product. https://t.co/u1m4QDuPzx
IFC and Norfund Fund 315 Solar Hybrid Minigrids in Nigeria
IFC, Norfund back 315 solar hybrid minigrids in Nigeria #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/miB2tQU4nZ
Accelerating Africa’s Energy Access Through Green Finance Partnerships
Together with @ONU_CIV Resident Coordinator and @FemiAkinyelure, I met @AfDBPresident to discuss accelerating #energyaccess across #Africa. We also discussed #Mission300 as well as fostering green industrialisation and innovative finance models to achieve development at scale. https://t.co/WnEE80ghZo
RNG: Rural Prosperity, Em
RNG is one of those rare win-win-wins — rural income, emissions reduction, energy security — and yet it still makes some environmentalists nervous. The political complexity is real, but so is the opportunity. https://t.co/od6g2nplAL
Closing the Impact Investing Gap with Courageous Capital
It's been 25 years since we started Acumen, when "social investing" was barely a whisper. Today, impact assets are measured in the trillions. And yet in too many of the places where poverty is deepest and climate shocks are most...
Pension Fund Pressures QBE Over Climate Risk to Profits
Australian Ethical Investment, a pension fund with about $10 billion under management, is pressuring QBE Insurance Group over the potential threat extreme weather poses to future profitability https://t.co/ze9SW0FzsE
Real Estate Tycoons Turn to Affordable Housing, Tax Credits Double‑Edged
How #realestate tycoon are becoming do-good-niks. How oddball financing of #affordablehousing lures private investors. #LowIncomeTaxCredits may be a 2-edged sword. #InvestChattanooga #realestate #CRE #multifamily #tax https://t.co/gJmYuXdavA
Fermat Backs ADB's Inaugural Catastrophe Bonds for Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Fermat Capital Management has invested in the Asian Development Bank’s first-ever catastrophe bonds, designed to shield Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan against specific types of natural disasters https://t.co/JQ1cwhqjzw
EBRD Funds Solar‑storage Projects in Egypt and Hungary
EBRD finances solar and storage projects in Egypt and Hungary #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/cgLjiqJaS2
Invest $100 in Emerging Market Solar Projects
Today on Volts: Want to invest a little money in renewable energy projects in the emerging economies where they're most needed? Thanks to "Regulation A" (don't ask), a company called Energea can accept consumer investments as low as $100 in...
World Bank, Amazon Launch Bond to Restore Eastern Cape Ecosystems
The World Bank has teamed up with Amazon on a bond whose proceeds will go toward rehabilitating ecosystems in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province https://t.co/87FDKgjmhu
UK Launches £1.1bn Fund for Asia Energy Transition
The UK’s development finance institution creates a £1.1 billion fund to back energy transition sectors in India and Southeast Asia https://t.co/1JpgOa9ZGQ
MTR Issues Record HK$18.8bn Green Bond, First Local Dollar Issuance
MTR Corporation (0066) has priced its HK$18.8 billion corporate green bonds, marking its inaugural local dollar public bond issuance and the largest bond transaction in the Hong Kong dollar market.
UAE‑Backed $30B Fund Invests in KKR Climate Transition Fund
A $30 billion fund backed by the United Arab Emirates has committed to invest in KKR & Co. Inc’s global climate transition fund https://t.co/66u3NaD16Q