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COP29 finance day: Harmonisation initiatives the highlight of underwhelming day
14 November 2024Multi-jurisdiction taxonomies and a push for harmonised transition plan rules stole the headlines, as finance proved a sticking point, Michael Hurley writes
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European groups exploring adoption of UK Transition Plan Taskforce framework
04 September 2024German and French investor groups have begun preliminary talks to understand how the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) framework can be used in the European countries, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Voluntary groups may have reached their limit, says E3G
11 October 2022Voluntary climate governance mechanisms may "have reached their limit" according to E3G.
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Commission stands firm on nuclear, gas in 'imperfect' taxonomy
02 February 2022The European Commission has confirmed plans to define nuclear and natural gas energy generation activities as 'sustainable' in its taxonomy, in a plan it suggested is "imperfect" but practical - in the face of fierce criticism by specialist sustainability investors.
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The EU's taxonomy: the mess we're in
21 January 2022The EU has got itself in a mess over the taxonomy. What are its possible routes out, asks Kate Levick
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'Much needed' EU, China common ground taxonomy published
05 November 2021The International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) has published its long-awaited initial scoping report detailing its "common ground" taxonomy (CGT) of green activities, described as a "much-needed" attempt to set global definitions.
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People Moves: Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre, CalPERS and E3G
28 September 2018Magnus Billing, CEO of Sweden's pension fund Alecta, has been appointed as chair of Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre's advisory board.
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What the UN Climate Summit needs to deliver
22 September 2014Ahead of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's climate summit in New York this month, a selection of thought leaders give their views on what they hope will be agreed at the gathering.