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US carbon markets evolve for the future
06 June 2019Regional carbon trading in North America has survived numerous challenges and setbacks but looks well-positioned for further growth, says Katie Kouchakji.
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AllianceBernstein unveils low-carbon investment concept
14 May 2019Asset manager AllianceBernstein has introduced a new green investment concept, Green Alpha.
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Westpac to offer sustainability-linked loans
13 May 2019Australian bank Westpac is to offer green loans whose terms are determined by borrowers' sustainability performance.
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Australia faces mounting climate policy challenge
16 May 2018Climate policy has long been the subject of bitter political feuds in Australia, leaving the country grappling with policy change every electoral cycle. What does climate action in Australia look like this year? Katie Kouchakji reports
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Stranded assets alert
17 June 2013Nicholas Stern has warned that many oil and gas and mining companies may be overvalued, in a 'bubble' that would threaten the security of global financial markets. Peter Cripps and Katie Kouchakji report
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Aviation wins reprieve from EU emissions rules
13 November 2012The European Commission has suspended the application of its emissions trading system to international aviation, in a surprise move which gives the industry a year to come up with a global plan to control its greenhouse gas emissions.
- Governments 'in the dark' following COP16 failure, say UK MPs
- Creation of EU sustainability labels will tackle SFDR greenwashing, prospective commissioner says
- Global Biodiversity Framework 'in jeopardy' after COP16 finance failure
- Comment: Trump comeback means age of US sustainable bond 'greenwhispering' to persist
- World-first disclosure standards for public sector climate reporting unveiled
- EF's Biodiversity Insight 2024
- Members network to push for 'global norms' on transition plans after TPT disbands
- Transition plan guidance published for EU disclosure rules
- Q&A with TNFD's David Craig
- Abrdn and Palladium Group launch nature investment partnership
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EFRAG guide 'a good start' but EU needs transition plan committee, report says
08 November 2024Draft guidance to help organisations create climate transition plans in line with EU disclosure rules is "a good start" but the European Commission must address inconsistencies between several EU regulations, according to E3G.
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People Moves, 8 November: Global Green Growth Institute, Climate Change Committee, Power Sustainable ... and more
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Company leadership interest in nature 'is limited', says UBP
08 November 2024Interest in nature outside of corporate sustainability teams is "limited", UBP has said, as it calls on business leaders to "buy-in".
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Climate risks threaten the insurance model
08 November 2024As insurers' current claims management model is not sustainable, it is imperative to increase investments in the energy transition to guarantee the very survival of the insurance model, writes Guillaume Abel
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Creation of EU sustainability labels will tackle SFDR greenwashing, prospective commissioner says
07 November 2024"Greenwashing" facilitated by misuse of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could be tackled with the creation of sustainability labels, the prospective European Commissioner for financial services has suggested.