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How COP28 can accelerate deep green finance

COP28 will be seen as a missed opportunity, if the role of local banks in emerging markets is not addressed as a crucial solution to scaling climate finance, writes Lachlan Cameron

KfW says it will keep buying green bonds as €2.5bn investment mandate completes

German development bank has reiterated its commitment to investing in green bonds after its €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) eight-year government-mandated market growth promotion programme was successfully completed.

COP28: Voluntary carbon market braced for regulatory intervention following IOSCO report

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has proposed a set of measures to help regulators bring more integrity to the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

COP28: a world under pressure

Governments putting short-term politics before long-term climate policy must change course at COP28, argues Tom Williams

Mayor of London and Sustainable Development Capital launch decarbonisation fund

ABN Amro: EPC changes could impact Dutch banks' green bonds

Green bond investors should be cautious about Dutch bank green bonds allocated heavily to Dutch real estate, ABN Amro said, ...

UK urged by MPs to make TNFD mandatory within three years

The UK has been urged by members of parliament to make the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures mandatory within three years.

COP28: US insurers propose plan to ensure insurance cover as catastrophes grow

The US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has proposed a national climate resilience strategy to help ensure the availability of property insurance in the face of severe disasters.

COP28: UK commits £500m for forest protection

Financial markets may be undervaluing 'climate resilience' companies, BlackRock suggests

Financial markets may be underappreciating the prospects for companies that enable climate resilience, BlackRock has said, as it warned the cost of disaster rebuilding in the US alone could equate to the $39 billion of energy investments under the Inflation Reduction Act.