Archive

  • Boom in Chinese solar investment contributes to record year

    10 April 2018

    A record 98GW was added to the world's solar capacity in 2017 – more than for coal, oil and gas combined – according to a report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

  • $3trn of investors launch pilot group on TCFD

    15 March 2018

    Nine investors representing around $3 trillion of assets have joined forces to promote climate transparency.

  • Rabobank and UN Environment in $1bn sustainable food initiative

    16 October 2017

    Rabobank and UN Environment have launched a $1 billion fund to boost sustainable agriculture and halt deforestation.

  • Insurers' strategic responses to climate change

    11 April 2017

    The third and final part of this series of features about the insurance sector looks at group level responses to climate change. Peter Cripps reports

  • GCF commits $256m to new projects but defers decision on credit agencies

    04 July 2016

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for nine new projects, totalling $256.6 million, but postponed a controversial decision on working with export-credit agencies (ECAs).

  • Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition smashes its $100bn pre-Paris target

    27 November 2015

    The Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition (PDC) has landed commitments of $230 billion – more than double its pre-climate summit target.

  • Tool to help investors assess deforestation risks to portfolios

    31 July 2015

    Banks and investors are being urged to assess the risks to their portfolios from deforestation, using a new tool created by the UN.

  • Increasing evidence that environmental risks are 'material'

    15 July 2014

    Evidence is mounting that environmental risks are becoming material to business and the economy as a whole, a report commissioned by the UN Environment Programme has warned.

  • Insurers call for more spending to reduce natural disaster costs

    02 July 2014

    Increased investment to improve resilience to natural hazards has been called for by a group of international insurers.

  • Charles Anderson named new head of UNEP FI

    24 February 2014

    Former Sovereign CEO Charles Anderson has been appointed the new head of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).