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Investors 'trapped in quandary over whether 1.5°C is achievable'

Investors are "trapped" in a quandary of working towards targets based on keeping warming to 1.5°C, while confidence evaporates that countries and companies are reducing emissions at a fast enough rate to do so, an asset owner has warned.

Ninety One: Transition perpetuating 'climate colonialism'

Efforts to encourage emerging markets to transition often perpetuate "climate colonialism" and set "uneven goalposts", Ninety One has told Environmental Finance.

Green finance development training for Global South to launch at COP28

Middle East sustainable bond issuance surges ahead of COP28

Total sustainable bond issuance from Middle East issuers is already at a record annual total in 2023 as corporates and sovereign issuers set new highs ahead of what could be a busy final three months.

Article 6 - A new dawn for carbon markets?

There are hopes that the operational rules of Article 6 will be finalised at COP28, writes Anshari Rahman

Innovative small businesses need a bigger role at COPs

The COP process needs to listen to the voices of innovative small businesses if net zero is to be delivered, Jan Lozek writes

Further clarity on Article 6 methodology on its way, says IETA initiative

Further clarity is expected soon on which methodologies will be used to define eligibility for the UN's carbon credit market, as well as how existing voluntary guidance could be 'absorbed' by the new market, the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust) has said.

'Landmark' Global Biodiversity Framework fund launched - but with $40m shortfall

A 'landmark' Global Biodiversity Framework fund was finally given the go ahead, but after just two governments made funding commitments, a further $40 million needs to be found by the end of the year.

Can COP28 turn the tide?

With 100 days until COP28 in Dubai, can the summit reassure investors that the slide into climate catastrophe can be stopped, asks Peter Cripps

COP28 needs to deliver clarity on Article 6

With 100 days to go until COP28, the conference needs to nail down the technicalities of Article 6, if the carbon markets are to be used to help meet national emissions reduction targets, writes Genevieve Redgrave