-
SBTi board faces resignations and staff ire after change to carbon credit stance
12 April 2024The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Board of Trustees has come under fire for changing its stance on corporate use of carbon credits for Scope-3 emissions reduction targets, which has been described as a "major departure" from existing policy.
-
MEPs object to gas, nuclear inclusion in EU Taxonomy
14 June 2022European politicians on two key parliamentary committees have objected to the inclusion of gas and nuclear projects in the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities,...
-
EU targets €225bn green bond issuance amid strengthened climate push
16 September 2020The EU said it intends to raise 30% of its €750 billion ($890 billion) Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery fund through the issuance of green bonds, as it boosted its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions target for 2030.
-
COP 26 delay 'could lead to better outcome'
02 April 2020Investors have argued that the postponement of the COP 26 in Glasgow, confirmed by organisers yesterday, could increase the likelihood of a strong agreement being reached at the annual climate summit, when it is finally held.
-
EU reveals role for private finance in €100bn Just Transition Mechanism
15 January 2020The European Commission has outlined the role for private finance in its Green Deal Investment Plan, including by encouraging €45 billion ($50 billion) of blended finance through a Just Transition Mechanism.
-
Comment: The Taoiseach's speech
17 May 2019Leo Varadkar's appearance at a sustainable finance conference at Dublin this week sent an important signal to the financial community, says Peter Cripps
-
Irish sovereign wealth fund divests from fossil fuel companies
07 January 2019Ireland’s sovereign wealth fund has sold €68 million ($78 million) of its holdings in fossil fuels, with the country claiming it is among the first in the world to withdraw public money from such investments as part of a decarbonisation strategy.
-
MEPs support for EU ETS could treble carbon price
15 February 2017Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have agreed to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in a move which one analyst said has the potential to triple allowance price forecasts for 2020.
-
Ship owners and NGOs object to EU ETS reform proposals
19 December 2016A proposed revision of the EU's pioneering Emissions Trading System (ETS) is facing strong opposition from ship owners and some environmental NGOs.
-
Trump's shock win casts doubt over US climate policy
09 November 2016Donald Trump's shock win in the US Presidential elections has cast a poll of doubt over the Paris climate agreement amid fears he will dismantle the country's existing climate change policies.