COP27: Does Egypt have what it takes to ramp up global climate action?
Authoritarian rule has suppressed freedom of speech and imprisoned tens of thousands across Egypt. The same government has nurtured a…
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Amp boosts solar power in Japan
The renewable energy developer has built four new solar PV plants and secured financing for another, as Japan aims to…
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Climate adaptation still needs major scale-up
In the aftermath of COP26, despite international recognition of the climate crisis and the funds needed to fight it, climate…
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European Commission proposes ‘gold standard’ for green bond market
A new green bond standard proposed by the European Commission will provide issuers with a robust tool to demonstrate they…
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Why investors are unconvinced by transition bonds
Transition bonds could help carbon-intensive industries green their operations, but not everyone is convinced they will enable the clean energy…
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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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Weekly data: Interest rate modelling risks overestimating decarbonising costs
The EU's future interest rate of 10% risks over-inflating the estimated cost of decarbonising, potentially putting more ambitious future carbon…
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France and Spain best in class for green Covid recovery
Covid-19 recovery plans from Paris and Madrid have been deemed to be among the greenest in the world, but they…
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