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‘We want to give businesses the support they need to make this transition’, says Guy Cormier, chief executive of Desjardins, which is an LP in Idealist Capital’s debut climate fund.

Hydrogen generation technologies have a role in the energy transition, but are ‘too expensive and too difficult’ to join infrastructure portfolios, LPs and GPs say.

The net-zero signatory, which raised $14bn for its latest fund, has been given the green light by LPs to invest in natural gas.

Natixis subsidiary’s €300m-target fund qualifies as an ELTIF as the firm ‘aims to participate in the accelerated democratisation of private equity’.

Energy Impact Partners – the world’s 13th biggest impact fund manager – has closed a European fund at €390 million with commitments from APG and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Macquarie GIG Energy Transition Solutions is targeting a net IRR of 13 percent to 15 percent, according to documents seen by Infrastructure Investor.

The firm is targeting A$350m for its Environmental Opportunities Fund, and is anticipating a first close by the end of the year.

US manager reportedly convening a working group to prepare investor response to Republican pushback.

Luba Nikulina, IFM’s newly-appointed chief strategy officer, tells affiliate publication Infrastructure Investor about her ‘mandate’ to give LPs access to climate investments.

Future Energy Ventures - armed with an anchor commitment from E.ON - is targeting €250m for its first comingled fund.