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ICAO under pressure to 'improve' rules on aviation's carbon market
12 February 2018Transport & Environment (T&E), a European NGO, is urging national governments to demand "an improvement in the environmental effectiveness" of the aviation industry's forthcoming carbon market.
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BNP plans to double renewables financing by 2020
07 February 2018BNP Paribas aims to double its annual financing of renewable energy projects to €15 billion ($18.5 billion) in 2020 from €7.2 billion in 2015 and to remain among the top three underwriters of euro-denominated green bonds this year.
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EU ETS reforms win parliamentary approval
07 February 2018The European Parliament has voted by a large majority to formally approve the provisional agreement reached in November on post-2020 reform of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
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Allianz, KB Financial and Westpac named sustainability leaders
06 February 2018German insurer Allianz, Korean bank KB Financial and Australia's Westpac Banking Corp are the top financial sector performers in terms of corporate sustainability, according to Swiss asset manager RobecoSAM.
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Zero-subsidy auctions show long-term viability of renewables
06 February 2018Recent changes in the economics of renewable energy present a growing opportunity for investors, says Zoe Vanderwolk
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EU carbon market weekly update - 05 February 2018
05 February 2018EU Allowance prices are likely to continue to drift off this week, as fundamentals remain bearish, says Louis Redshaw
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Studies confirm pricing benefits to green bond issuers
05 February 2018Issuing green bonds can raise the price of a company's entire debt in the secondary market, according to research by NatWest Markets.
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Green share of KfW funding rises more than 33% since 2010
05 February 2018KfW's support for green projects has risen sharply in recent years, reaching 43% of its financing in 2017, up from 31% in 2010, the development bank said in its annual review.
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Overcoming the obstacles facing new carbon market mechanisms
02 February 2018Junji Hatano reviews practical challenges for international carbon markets under the Paris Agreement and explores how they could be overcome in a way that will ensure private sector participation.
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Final HLEG report marks giant strides for sustainable finance globally
31 January 2018The final High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) report was released today, marking a landmark moment for the EU that will also reverberate around the rest of the world.
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UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation
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EIOPA's wake-up call for insurers on fossil fuels
22 November 2024A historic decision from EU financial supervisor on higher financial risk of fossil fuel sector must be integrated in EU prudential rules write Chiara Pass and Marika Carlucci
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EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
22 November 2024Suggestions that the EU could bring sustainable finance-related disclosure rules into a single, 'omnibus' regulation to "reduce the reporting burden" risks unnecessary chaos, thinktank E3G has said.
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People moves, 22 November: Gresham House, NZAOA, Quinbrook, Ashmore ... and more
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Indonesia brings forward coal phase out
22 November 2024Indonesia has announced plans to retire all fossil fuel power plants by 2040, 16 years earlier than its previous deadline.