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  • Investors need to rethink profit to overcome financing gap, says COP leader

    26 October 2022

    Investors need to rethink their approach to making profit by more explicitly incorporating the assessment of positive climate impact in approaches to valuation, a leader in the Egyptian COP presidency has said.

  • Impax: Water to bubble under at COP27

    25 October 2022

    Tackling water shortages will be a prominent theme of COP27, even if it is not part of the final agreement, Impax's Chris Dodwell tells Genevieve Redgrave

  • Loss and damage row 'could derail COP27'

    10 October 2022

    The loss and damage debate has the potential to derail COP27 negotiations, given worsening geopolitical tensions and attempts to pass the burden on to the private sector, Jefferies has warned.

  • COP27 should be used to introduce carbon price says Actis

    14 September 2022

    In a COP that is billed to be more focused on action than setting targets, Actis' Shami Nissan says setting a universal cost of carbon is key

  • COP27: Governments should align with private sector climate progress

    08 September 2022

    Ahead of COP27, Eric Usher says he hopes governments will talk the same language as the private sector on sustainability, as they look to step up scrutiny of net-zero targets. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • G7 companies heading for 2.7°C of warming, says CDP

    06 September 2022

    Companies based in the G7 are collectively aligned with a scenario that would see 2.7°C of global warming, according to analysis of their emissions reduction targets by CDP.

  • Public sector leasing and lending can help the transition

    27 April 2022

    Non-bank lenders will be needed to help local authorities meet their net zero targets, argues Caroline Davis

  • EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries

    11 March 2022

    Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2022

  • Philippines urges European investors to back green bond after COP disappointment

    21 February 2022

    The Philippines has urged European investors to support its forthcoming $500 million green bond debut after the "disappointing" response of developed nations to support climate finance for emerging economies at the COP26 climate conference.

  • COP15's Special Guest - Nature

    23 November 2021

    What lessons can we take from Glasgow that can inform our approach at COP15, asks Simon Zadek