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Why Energy efficiency must be at the top of the agenda at COP26

Solutions to energy inefficiency are for the most part, well-established, proven and financially workable, argues Jonathan Maxwell

COP26 round-up, 11 November: US and China; buildings; and 'not humanity's turning point'

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Overall, we expect a positive step forward, but perhaps not yet 'the turning point for humanity' that the UK government hosts had been hoping for" - Sam Arie, UBS. (See below for more information)

'Five years is definitely too long' for NDCs to be updated, says Impax

The five-year review period of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement is no longer viable, Impax Asset Management's Chris Dodwell has argued.

Russia adopts national green taxonomy

Russia has adopted its own national taxonomy of 'green' activities which has been designed to be broadly in line with the taxonomies already published by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and EU.

KfW launches Latin America green bond fund

KfW has invested €74 million ($86 million) in a Latin America green bond fund the German development bank has initiated...

Scaling carbon management and removals

Rapid growth in the carbon management sector can help meet the Paris Agreement goals, but policymakers, capital markets, science and entrepreneurs must all play their part, says Jonathan Goldberg

COP26 draft agreement 'needs more ambition'

A draft agreement thrashed out at COP26 has been praised for committing to phase out coal and subsidies for fossil fuels, but was lambasted for failing to scale up climate finance to the most vulnerable countries, and was accused of an overall lack of ambition.

COP26 round-up, 10 November: Cars, Amazon and asset owners

24 countries commit to zero-emission cars by 2040

Green Finance Institute: UK EV needs £150bn investment