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Banks urged to rework financing instruments for climate adaptation

"Considerable effort" is needed to develop climate adaptation and resilience finance in a "practical and actionable manner," but existing tools such as green bonds could be adjusted by the private sector ...

COP27: Regulators march on ... and on

Are regulators suffering mission creep at COP27, asks Peter Cripps

Pension funds urged to target at-risk emerging markets to support a 'just transition'

The Church of England Pensions Board has urged pension funds to take a more nuanced approach to investing in emerging markets to support a socially just climate transition, including by prioritising countries which are most at risk from physical climate impacts.

COP27: Sustainable agriculture finance initiative launched

BeZeroCarbon ratings raise $50m

Geneva Association proposes framework for measuring social impact

Think-tank addresses the under-reported "S" in ESG

People Moves 11 November: ESG RS; PineBridge; TNFD and more

COP27: Domestic EM investors key to scaling blended climate finance

Attracting domestic institutional investors in emerging markets (EMs) to back blended finance initiatives supporting green and transition projects...

COP27: Carney says data platform will bring accountability to transition plans

Mark Carney has said a proposed free-to-use climate data platform will bring accountability to financial institutions' climate transition targets.

COP27: 'No better impact investment than coal power phase-out'

COP27 saw discussion about the climate impact potential of managed coal power phase-out schemes, but can these innovative deals be pulled off? Ahren Lester reports