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Last chance to vote in Environmental Finance Market Rankings

Voting in Environmental Finance's Annual Market Rankings – the most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets – will close at midnight tomorrow (Tuesday 7 November).

Growing shareholder support for climate action still "a work in progress"

Shareholder support for climate risk initiatives has surged in 2017 but some of the world's largest asset managers have only just started taking action, according to a report by 50/50 Climate Project.

UK joins the push for green standards

The UK's climate change minister has hinted that the UK may consider issuing a green bond - once standard definitions of sustainable and green finance have been drawn up.

UK climate minister refuses to commit to EU ETS

UK climate change minister Claire Perry refused to commit the country to carbon trading after it leaves the EU, arguing that the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) has failed to deliver "an accurate price signal".

"Non-breakthrough" COP23 to make progress on Paris rulebook

The main achievement expected at the Bonn climate conference starting on Monday is progress on preparing a 'rulebook' that will lay out how to implement the Paris Agreement.

IFC highlights seven growth sectors created by the Paris Agreement

Voting in Environmental Finance's 18th Annual Market Rankings closes soon

Voting has begun in the Environmental Finance Annual Market Rankings – the largest and most closely watched survey of the world's environmental markets.

Fundsmith enters sustainability arena and slams competition

Fundsmith launched its first sustainability fund, while taking a swipe at other offerings in the space, pointing to "fatal flaws in the way that existing environmental, social and governance (ESG) monitoring is applied."

A quarter of refineries under threat in a 2°C world, warns Carbon Tracker

Falling oil demand in a carbon-constrained world could result in the closure of a quarter of global refineries in the next 20 years, the latest report from Carbon Tracker has found.

Climate finance with Anglo-Chinese characteristics

A high-powered group of UK and Chinese investors, corporates and regulators have developed a plan of action to boost climate finance. Graham Cooper reports