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Taxonomies 'struggling to support the transition', webinar hears

Green taxonomies need to embed forward-looking, decarbonisation pathways to help catalyse the transition to a net-zero carbon economy, a webinar heard.

Farmers need access to sustainable debt for nature-based solutions, says CBI

Farmers need better access to sustainable debt and "innovative financing solutions" to help scale up nature-based solutions, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

Indian financial sector 'not prepared' for the transition

Major exposure to high-emitting sectors and insufficient risk-management policies means the Indian financial sector is 'not prepared' for the energy transition, according to research.

EU taxonomy amber category 'could lead to greenwashing'

The planned introduction of an amber category in the EU's taxonomy is likely to lead to greenwashing if not used as a short-term transitional stepping stone, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

Taxonomania

Can the patchwork of taxonomies springing up across the world ever be reconciled, ask Genevieve Redgrave and Peter Cripps

EU taxonomy removes agriculture and offers concession to gas

Polluting companies banned from Chinese insurers' PE portfolios

CBIRC spells out environmental blacklist for private equity portfolios

Green bonds: Assessing the external reviewers

Sustainalytics continued to dominate the market for external reviewers in 2019, writes Christopher Marchant

Bonds round-up: CPPIB Capital, CalSTRS, Taiwan Power Co., Swedavia ...and more

Talking transition with metals and mining companies

Bringing 'brown' sectors to the green bond market is possible, but will require a sophisticated approach to assessing companies' strategies to shift to low-carbon business models, writes Manuel Adamini