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COP29: Negotiators need to 'pick up when Cali calls', says Greenpeace

Negotiators at COP29 need to integrate recent progress made at the biodiversity-focused COP16, Greenpeace has said, warning against the focus on nature-based carbon credits.

Managing biodiversity should be a 'commercial, not a sustainability decision', says UBP

Managing biodiversity risks and opportunities are a "commercial decision, not a sustainability one", Swiss bank UBP has said in an article with the Peace Parks Foundation, as it calls for further measurement of biodiversity gain.

Congolese carbon credit investment bank to be launched

First 'transition credits' planned to shut down coal station in Philippines

A ground-breaking deal plans to use 'transition credits' to help fund the early retirement of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines and replace it with a solar and battery plant.

People Moves, 9 August: US SIF, GIB AM, St James's Place, BlueOnion ... and more

Actis launches Indian real estate developer

Bond round-up: Chile, Dominican Republic, Mindspace ... and more

Decarbonization Partners leads $69m funding round in carbon removal business

VCM down 61% in 2023 as controversy remains

The volume and value of transactions in the voluntary carbon market was down by 61% in 2023 compared with the year before, reports Ecosystem Marketplace, as questions over its integrity were raised.

UniCredit leads €560m funding round in Italian solar plant