Markets & Finance

The US has withdrawn from a number of UN climate organisations, including the Framework Convention on Climate Change, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

The Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has signed a clean energy bill into law that will boost solar PV and energy storage investments in the state, among others.

Indian independent power producer Inox Clean Energy and its subsidiary Inox Solar have tied up equity totalling INR31 billion (US$340 million).

Renewables firm Pattern Energy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire independent power producer Cordelio Power.

Potentia Energy has raised AU$830 million in portfolio financing to support its renewable energy operations and development across Australia.

The Chinese government has released a range of policy measures to strengthen intellectual property (IP) protections in the country’s solar PV industry.

The Chilean copper mining firm Codelco has secured US$600 million in climate financing to support its plans to fully decarbonise its energy supply.

Canadian Solar has appointed Colin Parkin to its presidency to replace Dr Shawn Qu, who will remain as the company’s chairman and CEO.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has launched a new renewables manufacturing subsidy programme.

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