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Barclays Hits £1 Billion Green Bond Target, Commits To £1 Billion More

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 19, 2015

British banking giant Barclays announced Tuesday that it had reached its target of investing £1 billion in green bonds, and has committed to £1 billion more.

Just over a year ago,...

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Climate change investment up 18 pct in 2014 as clean energy surges

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2015

Global investment in activities to reduce planet-warming emissions and vulnerability to climate change grew 18 percent to $391 billion in 2014, as private backing for renewable energy technologies surged, researchers said.

More money than...

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Minigrids Seen as Fix for 620 Million Africans Without Power

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2015

Power grids that work at a fraction of the scale of a traditional utility have gained support from banks and developers as a way to bring power to the 620 million people across Africa that lack access to electricity.

From Kenya to Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania,...

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Inox Wind Commissions 800 MW at Its Integrated Manufacturing Facility in Madhya Pradesh

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 18, 2015

Inox Wind Limited has announced the commissioning of its 800 MW blade facility at its state of the art integrated manufacturing unit at Barwani district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.  The unit will have an annual production capacity of 400 rotor blade sets and eventually...

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Indian Railways To Issue Green Bonds

By : sustainabilityo..., Nov 16, 2015

One of the world’s largest rail networks is planning to raise funding through green bonds to finance development of renewable energy infrastructure.

Indian Railways is expected to issue its first...

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