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The five finance areas to watch as COP26 enters endgame

Kate Mackenzie points out the key areas to look for in any agreement that emerges from the summit

COP26 round-up, 12 November: Fossil fuel register launched; private capital 'key'; call to tackle livestock emissions

Fossil fuel exit language mars second COP26 decision draft

A weakening of the language around the phase-out of fossil fuels in the second draft of the COP26 UN climate summit decision has disappointed environmental campaigners, although its continued inclusion heartened others.

Nuclear inclusion would 'jeopardise' EU Taxonomy, warn ministers

Nuclear power should be excluded from the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities in order to not "jeopardise" the credibility and usefulness of the landmark 'green' regulation, according to environment ministers from five EU countries - including Germany

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