How mortgage portfolio standards could heat up building renovation
Portfolio standards have helped boost renewables in the US and cut vehicle fleet emissions in Europe. A push is under…
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Why governments are turning to green banks to accelerate the energy transition
Governments at all levels are establishing green banks to catalyse investment in carbon-cutting solutions. In the US, Joe Biden and…
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Finance sector skills shortage puts ESG in focus
The explosion in sustainable finance is putting a premium on ESG expertise – and the market is scrambling to catch…
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Weekly data: Lenders increasingly wary of backing new coal projects
Data reveals the cost of financing coal projects globally is rocketing, while it is getting cheaper to finance renewables. The…
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EU Taxonomy lays foundations for global energy transition
The EU Taxonomy for green investment has attracted little attention beyond lobby group meeting rooms and sections of the financial…
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Wealthy governments still subsidising fossil fuels in developing nations
Data reveals that wealthy countries are continuing to pour money into fossil fuel projects in Africa and the Middle East,…
London eyes sustainable finance as post-Brexit salve
Brexit has been a serious blow to the City of London. Can a growing global sustainable finance market provide some…
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2021: Capital will move to underpin low-carbon economy
2021 will see institutional capital begin to move, at scale, away from assets facing high levels of climate risk and,…
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