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Regen agriculture report highlights financing challenges

Regenerative agriculture will need to go through a "maturity curve", advisory and investment firm Pollination has said, arguing that large institutional capital and concessional finance will need to enter the market at scale.

Observers bemoan lack of progress on NDCs, climate finance at key pre-COP meeting

Country negotiators at a key meeting intended to "set the table" for discussions at COP29 in November have made very little progress on key issues including national pledges to the Paris Agreement and a new climate finance target, according to E3G.

Insurers facing issues in quantifying nature risk

Incorporating nature and biodiversity risks into the Solvency II own risk and solvency assessment (Orsa) presents challenges for insurers due to mismatching timeframes and lack of data, according to ASR.

Nature Restoration Law 'at risk' after EU elections, UBS predicts

UBS has identified the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law as being "at risk" following the outcome of European Parliamentary elections, and a rule to phase out all new internal combustion engine car sales by 2035 could also be a casualty.

Market not recognising timberland's full sustainability benefits

Current investment approaches to timberland fail to adequately recognise the main sustainability benefits of the asset class and are hindering scalability, investors warned.

Proprietary nature data holding back AI development

Keeping nature data as exclusive information is hindering the potential impact of artificial intelligence, a Belgian nature investor has warned.

Success of far-right won't hollow out EU Green Deal, PRI says

Key parts of the EU's Green Deal will not be threatened by the success of the far-right political parties in elections for the European Parliament, according to the Principles for Responsible (PRI).

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Hy24 eyes summer for second close of hydrogen equipment fund

Hy24 is looking to hold a second close of its Clean Hydrogen Equipment fund this Summer, Environmental Finance understands, as it diversifies its investment approach to the hydrogen value chain.