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Observers bemoan lack of progress on NDCs, climate finance at key pre-COP meeting

Country negotiators at a key meeting intended to "set the table" for discussions at COP29 in November have made very little progress on key issues including national pledges to the Paris Agreement and a new climate finance target, according to E3G.

Insurers facing issues in quantifying nature risk

Incorporating nature and biodiversity risks into the Solvency II own risk and solvency assessment (Orsa) presents challenges for insurers due to mismatching timeframes and lack of data, according to ASR.

BlackRock launches five energy transition ETFs

73% of South African financial institutions not setting nature targets

Brookfield targets $5bn for first emerging markets transition fund

CGF, Eurazeo, Aviva lead £6m in UK clean heat developer

Nature Restoration Law 'at risk' after EU elections, UBS predicts

UBS has identified the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law as being "at risk" following the outcome of European Parliamentary elections, and a rule to phase out all new internal combustion engine car sales by 2035 could also be a casualty.

UOB, Singapore launch SME-focused sustainability-linked finance programme

VCMI to help most climate vulnerable countries attract capital

Market not recognising timberland's full sustainability benefits

Current investment approaches to timberland fail to adequately recognise the main sustainability benefits of the asset class and are hindering scalability, investors warned.