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Nature the 'green scorpion' in the room, warns Oxford University

"Nature is not the elephant in the room, it's the huge green scorpion running towards us. The sting in its tail will significantly amplify the impacts of climate change in ways that are difficult to predict".

Sustainable bond market returns to growth in 2023

Sustainable bond issuance in 2023 has surpassed the $925 billion total raised in the whole of 2022, as strong sovereign activity more than offset contracting corporate volumes.

NGFS encourages central banks to tackle nature-related risks

The Network for Greening the Financial System has encouraged central banks and supervisors to further tackle nature-related risks, especially through the development of nature-risk scenario analysis.

Call for EU to create 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks

The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has proposed 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks that would select constituents based on the percentage of their investments in activities aligned with the EU's taxonomy.

Bond round-up: UK, IIX, Hitachi and more

Bank of America, BNP Paribas lead 2023 sustainable bond underwriting tables

Bank of America and BNP Paribas are well placed to secure the top two spots in the sustainable bond lead manager tables for 2023, currently nudging 2022's top underwriter JP Morgan into third place.

EIOPA proposes capital charges on fossil fuel assets

Fossil fuel-related stocks and bonds pose higher market risks to insurers that could be mitigated via additional capital charges on these assets, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has suggested.

COP28: Carbon markets rue Article 6 negotiation 'failure'

Carbon market participants lamented a "disappointing" lack of progress on agreeing a global carbon market mechanism, after last-ditch talks ended in "failure".

Winners of the 2023 Impact Awards revealed

The winners of Environmental Finance's 2023 Impact Awards have been announced.

COP28 deal to transition away from fossil fuels 'keeps 1.5°C alive' - but loopholes remain

Countries have agreed to transition away from fossil fuels in an historic first for a UN climate conference, with claims it "keeps 1.5°C alive" - but observers warned of several "loopholes" that could undermine its implementation.