Sustainable finance
COP28 presidency hails “historic” victory as nations agree Loss and Damage Fund on day one
COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has hailed a “historic” victory as world leaders agreed to a Loss and Damage Fund…
Leading with an invisible hand: what role will private finance play at COP28?
As global leaders spend the next two weeks hammering out decisions relating to the future of our planet at COP28…
Why COP28 is “the most important COP” since the Paris Agreement
On 30 November, some 75,000 delegates including politicians, ministers, representatives from civil society, the private sector, international organisations and media…
Climate finance surpasses $1trn a year
Six years on from the Paris Agreement, annual climate finance flows across the globe surpassed the $1trn mark in 2021,…
Beyond the H2ype: why the World Bank should be cautious on green hydrogen
Green hydrogen is being promoted as a fuel that will turn our industry, transport and electricity green. Several Latin American,…
Insurers double down on oil and gas – despite making record-breaking payouts for climate-related disasters, report finds
Insurers are showing little sign of withdrawing from oil and gas infrastructure underwriting, despite insurance payouts for climate-related disasters doubling…
Are forest-based carbon offsets worth saving?
More than half of the world’s largest public companies have committed to an emissions reduction target and many plan to…
Weekly data: Republican states are hoovering up most of Biden’s IIJA clean energy and power funds
November marks the two-year anniversary of Joe Biden’s 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), a key feature of the…
How CBAM threatens Africa’s sustainable development
In pursuit of sustainable development, African nations are on a mission to boost trade. The African Continental Free Trade Area…
The EU is offering as much green funding as the US IRA. So why aren’t innovators getting it?
This week, the European Commission published a report analysing what needs to be done to promote the development and deployment…
