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UK funding for CCS, hydrogen and nuclear receives cautious backing from investors

The UK Government's plans to fund carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), hydrogen and nuclear energy as part of its clean energy commitments has won cautious praise from investors - but also raised concerns of a disjointed climate strategy.

People Moves, 26 July: Greenbank, Moody's LSEG, Cbus ... and more

UK prime minister under fire from industry for weakening climate policies

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced he would delay a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers, drawing a wave of criticism from investors and corporates who say the move harms plans for the transition.

People Moves 3 March: Impact Investing Institute, ING, Rathbone Greenbank, LeapFrog ... and more

Rathbone GI: UK environment plan needs private nature finance

The UK government should accompany its Environmental Improvement Plan with commitments to scaling private finance in nature, an executive at Rathbone Greenbank Investments has said.

Vague COP15 agreement is 'not a Paris moment', warns HSBC

The global biodiversity framework agreed at the COP15 conference this week failed to meet expectations among some observers that it could provide an equivalent target to 'net zero' for nature, according to a research note by HSBC.

COP15: What financial institutions want

Before the COP15 biodiversity conference opens this week, Thomas Cox rounds up what financial experts expect from the event

Investors urge mandatory sustainability reporting for food firms

Impact reporting: a work in progress

Green bond impact reporting growing significantly, but problems remain, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Genevieve Redgrave reports

A net-zero economy must be equitable

The world must ensure that people and communities are at the heart of the transition to net zero carbon emissions, writes John David