World Bank offers catastrophe loan

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Climate policy pendulum may bring near-term relief but longer-term pain, S&P says

Weakened climate-related policy in the US and Europe does not necessarily mean companies are exposed to less climate-related financial risk - with near-term relief tinged with the prospect of longer-term pain, according to credit ratings agency S&P.

Alto Mayo's lesson in bridging the climate finance gap

By committing catalytic funding in the early stages and then stepping back for private capital as projects mature, we can turn climate ambitions into tangible results, argues Karin Berardo

Investor hesitation to back climate proposals leads shareholders to shelve resolutions

Shareholder group Follow This has, for the first time since 2016, abandoned plans to file a climate-related resolution with oil and gas majors, as it blamed "investor hesitation" to back such proposals on US attacks on shareholder democracy.

'Unjustifiably expensive' fees discouraging allocations to water, says Morningstar

Expensive fees are likely preventing investors from allocating more capital to water-focused funds, Morningstar has claimed.