In a recent interview Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, announced that they will begin to use the bank’s asset purchase scheme to pursue green objectives. “I want to explore…
CDC Group’s climate strategy will stop support for most polluting projects in developing countries.
The UK government’s overseas development bank has bowed to calls to end fossil fuel financing…
Report to outline aim to reduce emissions to 88% of 2010 levels
Huge sums for public transport and proposals for green vehicles
House Democrats will unveil an aggressive climate crisis “…
July marks the return of London Climate Action Week and the 2nd edition of the Climate Innovation Forum - the largest multi-stakeholder platform designed to advance the UK’s low carbon economy.…
The EU appears poised to roll out battery storage capacity to provide flexibility to systems with more variable renewables. The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy has also noted…
The International Energy Agency has laid out a $3 trillion green recovery plan, offering governments around the world a “once-in-a-lifetime” roadmap to sustainably rebuild their economies in the wake…
THE CONTEXT
The Covid-19 crisis, and the political, economic and social disruptions it has caused, is fundamentally changing the traditional context for decision-making. The inconsistencies,…
Heathrow, HSBC and National Grid among 200 CEOs calling for a ‘clean, just recovery’
Britain’s most powerful business leaders have called on Boris Johnson to set out economic recovery plans that…
Κάθε χρόνο τέτοια μέρα, η Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Περιβάλλοντος έχει διαφορετικό θέμα, για να υποστηριχθεί ο αγώνας για την περιβαλλοντική προστασία. Σε αυτό το πλαίσιο, το 2020, γιορτάζουμε τη…
Achieving the ambitious goals outlined in the Paris Agreement requires that investors do more than simply reduce their portfolios’ carbon footprints. This understanding was one of the key drivers…
Call to avoid more inequality and climate breakdown when coronavirus crisis ends.
Global leaders must heed the lessons of the financial crisis of 2008 when they look to repair the damage from the…
New strategy to protect nature includes far-reaching habitat protections, and restrictions on pesticide use – but campaigners warn enforcement is key.
The European Commission has committed to…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised on Tuesday (28 April) to put the European Green Deal at the centre of the EU’s recovery plan, echoing similar statements made by German…
IIGC, AIGCC, Ceres, and CDP among major green investment groups urging governments to avoid backing risky, high-carbon projects as part of their coronavirus recovery plans
A coalition of major green…
The PARIS REINFORCE consortium has been considering how best to accommodate COVID-19 implications in its research, including potential long-term socioeconomic implications (e.g. economic growth),…
Seven countries have submitted new NDCs so far, including the Marshall Islands, Suriname, Norway, Moldova, Japan, Singapore, and Chile.
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are countries'…
A broader focus of sustainable finance is needed to support sustainable business models covering both environmental and social elements, argues Constance Chalchat from BNP Paribas CIB
STORY HIGLIGHTS
-The SDGs need to be re-focused into feasible and inclusive life-saving actions that can be and are carried out for people everywhere.
-The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent policies…
The European Commission should make its future pandemic recovery plan conditional on commitments to the green transition, says Bendt Bendtsen, a former MEP who is now leading a Danish interest group…
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