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Atlantis proposes £20m share issue in support of expansion plans
Renewables developer to raise funds in support of waste to energy and marine energy expansion plans
World first: Peru moves to integrate REDD+ forest conservation projects into Paris climate plan
Global first as carbon credits generated from two forest conservation projects are officially recognised by the country's government
Major investors pile pressure on oil and gas groups to step up climate ambition
Investors representing $10.4tr in assets under management urge oil and gas sector to 'take responsibility for all its emissions'
Natural capital and reversing the economics of extinction: A response to George Monbiot
George Monbiot's blistering critique of natural capital thinking overlooked the fact a price is already placed on nature, and it is close to zero
Global Briefing: Repsol preps carbon bubble response, as Petrofac secures wind farm deal
BusinessGreen brings you this week's green business headlines from around the world
A climatic tipping point: Environmental disclosure goes mainstream
And how you should approach this year's climate-related guidelines
'Incoherent': Report calls for green overhaul of Bank of England finance policy
NGO Positive Money argues central bank needs new mandate to drive shift away from high carbon investments - or the UK risks missing its climate targets
Seawater Greenhouse scoops £150,000 national Shell Springboard prize
UK start up saw off competition from five other early stage low carbon businesses to win Shell prize funding
'Clean Growth Finance': Lloyds Bank launches £2bn green business lending drive
Bank kicks off major new programme to provide discounted lending to help businesses invest in green upgrades
Are global development banks really aligned with the Paris Agreement?
E3G report analyses the world's six main development banks and finds many of their climate strategies wanting
Stress test: Californian insurance industry heavily overexposed to coal risk
Industry-wide analysis reveals insurance sector has exposure to coal consistent with trajectory for six degrees of warming
Welsh house-buyers to win mortgage boost for greener homes
Help-to-Buy mortgages in Wales will be assessed against property's energy efficiency rating, with buyers of better-insulated homes able to borrow more money
Allianz to stop insuring coal power plants and mines
European insurance giant says it will pull its business out of coal sector completely by 2040 as part of 'ambitious climate protection package'
Could Paris city council push global insurance giants to ditch coal?
French capital passes motion calling on world's biggest insurance companies to ditch coal, as ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's also launches new divestment campaign
EU Budget: Commission proposes boost to climate spending, but does it go far enough?
Budget proposal would see major increase in climate action funding from 2021, but some governments are set to call for greater ambition
'Knowledge hub': TCFD and CDSB launch online platform for climate risk questions
TCFD Knowledge Hub is the first online platform dedicated to helping businesses adopt the FSB task force recommendations on climate-related disclosures
Barclays launches targeted Green Trade Loans
Banking giant to offer businesses tailored working capital finance to support wide range of green initiatives
Barclays moves against mining, oil and gas projects in World Heritage sites
Bank announces new policy as WWF poll shows seven in 10 consumers would consider ditching banks that fund environmentally damaging projects in World Heritage sites
Business is booming for firms fighting plastic waste
Liontrust's Neil Brown looks at global efforts to address plastic pollution and highlights companies driving innovation in packaging, sustainable plastics and recycling
Subsidy-free solar powers UK up renewable investment rankings
UK market climbs three spots to place seventh in latest EY renewables attractiveness index
This UN guide aims to make it simpler for banks to talk about climate risks
The UN and 16 leading banks have teamed up to produce a major guide on how to follow the TCFD's recommendations on climate risk reporting
The future's bright, the future's green: Clean tech innovators pitch for low carbon shift
14 green start-ups pitched a raft of exciting clean tech ideas to a host of investors at yesterday's BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum
Oil company values likely to fall within five years, warn asset managers
New survey reveals share of fund managers who expect value of oil firms to drop in coming years has doubled in the last 12 months
Energy storage and smart grid firms enjoy surge in VC interest
First quarter investment in smart tech firms soars to $472m, as funding across the sector continues to climb
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