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Nature-based investments becoming 'increasingly profitable' in Brazil
23 September 2024Nature-based solutions are becoming "increasingly profitable" in Brazil, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Climate Champions group has said, as it calls for further "innovative financial mechanisms".
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BNDES warns not all Brazil's reforestation projects will be economically viable
23 September 2024Financing Brazil's reforestation will be critical to delivering the country's Paris Agreement commitments, but projects might not always be "economically viable" for the private sector, BNDES has said.
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'Are green bonds the appropriate place for early-stage technology investment?'
23 September 2024AXA Investment Managers has argued that research and development (R&D) investment into emerging green and transition technologies should not be a too large element of green bond allocation, as the bond markets are maybe not the most appropriate place for these riskier investments.
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Step-down SLBs a 'hard sell' for investors - but 'step-backs' have potential
23 September 2024Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) with a 'step-down' coupon on achieving certain targets are a "hard sell" for investors, an Environmental Finance event heard - but 'step-back' coupon deals could prove more popular.
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BlackRock: AI is 'big help' for sustainable bond impact attribution
23 September 2024Early testing of artificial intelligence (AI) by BlackRock sustainable bond analysts has suggested that it is a significant help in correctly determining impact attribution to the use-of-proceeds of these bonds.
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ING further restricts upstream oil & gas financing
20 September 2024ING has further tightened its restrictions on financing the oil and gas sector, although one NGO branded the development as being "of little value".
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'Tide has definitely shifted on nuclear' in green finance
20 September 2024Attitudes towards the place of nuclear power in sustainable finance markets have "definitely shifted" in the last couple of years, an Environmental Finance event has heard - but their place in green bonds remains a "separation point" in the market.
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M&G's £5bn Catalyst fund to open to institutional investors in 2025
20 September 2024M&G Investments plans to open its £5 billion ($6.6 billion) Catalyst fund to institutional investors from next year, Environmental Finance has learned, in a move that should enable it to expand.
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US regulator approves voluntary carbon credit guidance
20 September 2024The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved guidance on the listing of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts for CFTC-regulated derivatives exchanges, which the agency said would drive standardisation, deter market manipulation and help price discovery.
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Green bond reporting requirements are 'crazy'
20 September 2024The volume of green bond reporting requirements for participants is at "crazy" levels, according to panellists at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.
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