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Trump victory could see EV makers bear brunt of weakened IRA, says MUFG
27 August 2024Subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) are among areas of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) set to be most at risk if Donald Trump wins re-election later this year, according to researchers at MUFG.
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MUFG issues $272m SLL to EDF with biodiversity among KPIs
14 August 2024 -
High impact sectors 'on the way' to TNFD alignment, says First Sentier
25 July 2024Sectors with a high impact on nature are "well on their way" to aligning disclosures with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), research by the First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute has found.
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LeapFrog leads $65m financing for Indian EV battery business
11 June 2024 -
Japan to study 'financed emissions' in second climate scenario analysis of banks
10 May 2024The Bank of Japan (BoJ) and Financial Services Agency (FSA) are preparing to run a second climate scenario analysis of three major Japanese banks, which could include analysis of the banks' 'financed emissions'.
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BlackRock and Temasek's Decarbonization Partners closes debut fund at $1.4bn
25 April 2024Decarbonization Partners - a joint-venture between BlackRock and Temasek - has closed its first fund, a late-stage venture capital and growth private equity vehicle, at $1.4 billion.
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Japanese GFANZ members 'intend to grow transition financing'
02 April 2024Japanese financial institutions said they will grow their allocation to 'transition financing' and explore ways to ramp up a planned phase-out of coal power generation, in a joint statement by signatories to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
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French ruling sees labelled ESG funds forced to divest fossil fuel holdings
02 January 2024A refined socially responsible investment label could see a dramatic phase out of fossil fuel holdings in French environmental, social and governance (ESG) focused funds,...
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People moves 10 November including USS, Nuveen, MUFG, Natixis IM, and more
10 November 2023 -
Indonesia and Vietnam to launch JETP investment plans by COP28
09 November 2023Ahead of COP28, Indonesia and Vietnam are set to launch investment plans for their Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP), which could also address the "early phase out" of coal plants.