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Beyond B-loans? Development banks seek private money for climate change fight

An investment manager warns of barriers to private sector investment in climate change projects, citing a lack of transparency.

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Boralex reports operating income of $7 million and actively pursues its development and diversification activities in the third quarter

MONTREAL, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Company”) (TSX: BLX) is pleased to report its results for the...

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Techem to Be Acquired for Total Consideration of €6.7 Billion With Investment From TPG and GIC

ESCHBORN, Germany & SAN FRANCISCO & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TPG Rise Climate, the dedicated climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform, and GIC,...

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Brookfield raises $2.4 billion for climate fund backed by UAE

DUBAI – Brookfield Asset Management said on Monday it has raised $2.4 billion for the Catalytic Transition Fund (CTF), which is backed by...

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Canada Growth Fund, CDPQ, Investissement Québec and BDC Capital invest $145 million in MKB’s Third Energy Transition Fund

MONTRÉAL, AUGUST 22, 2024 – The Canada Growth Fund (CGF), CDPQ, Investissement Québec (IQ) and BDC Capital (BDC) are pleased to announce their...

FILE PHOTO: A logo on the Engie exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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Engie, CDPQ team up in race for UK’s Electricity North West, sources say

European utility and Canadian pension fund join forces to bid on ownership of £4bn part of the UK electrical grid.

FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are pictured at Colonial Pipeline's Linden Junction Tank Farm in Woodbridge, New Jersey, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Hussein Waaile/File Photo
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Some Colonial Pipeline owners eye stake sales at $10 billion-plus company valuation, sources say

Some of Colonial Pipeline's owners are exploring divesting their stakes, hoping they can fetch prices that would value the largest U.S. fuel transportation...

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FLO Secures $136M Financing to Continue Expansion of North American Charging Network and Roll Out Key New Products

Financing round led by Export Development Canada is the largest in company’s history  QUEBEC CITY – June 11, 2024 – FLO, a leading North American...

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Ørsted inaugurates the Asia-Pacific region’s largest offshore wind farms

Ørsted is proud to announce the inauguration of the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan 25 Apr 2024 07:26 With...

FILE PHOTO: A man washes waste plastic sheets, collected for recycling, in the polluted waters on World Environment Day in Karachi, Pakistan June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
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Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution

A group of 160 financial companies urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector action

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