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  • The 10 biggest announcements made so far at COP21

    09 December 2015

    Pledges to decarbonise portfolios, ramp-up solar generation, and build 300GW of clean energy in Africa are among Environmental Finance's list of the most important announcements made so far at COP21.

  • COP BLOG: Financial innovation -- key to climate action

    09 December 2015

    Clarity is now required on the public and private sources of finance that will be needed to enable countries to deliver their national carbon emissions goals, says Rana Kapoor

  • COP Blog: Climate finance – who pays and how?

    08 December 2015

    Jon Williams examines how the daunting task of financing climate change action can be addressed.

  • EF BRIEFS: 8point3, Credit Agricole, Canadian Solar, Munich RE, Euronext

    07 December 2015

    Euronext signs up to Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative

  • New fund could mobilise up to $100m for clean energy in developing countries

    07 December 2015

    The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has kick-started a fund to finance low-carbon energy assets in developing countries, which it says could leverage more than $100 million.

  • EU carbon market weekly update - 07 December 2015

    07 December 2015

    EUA prices are likely to drift sideways this week, although the expiry of options on Wednesday and the imminent end of auctions may cause some volatility, says Louis Redshaw

  • COP Blog: How unlocking public finance can protect forests

    07 December 2015

    The debt markets and public finance can be combined to help farmers embrace more sustainable practices, argues Rachel Mountain and Josh Gregory

  • PDC hits $600bn, eyes a trillion

    07 December 2015

    The Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition is set to have attracted more than $600 billion of assets by the end of the Paris climate summit, and is now eyeing a new target of a trillion.

  • ABP introduces internal emissions cap

    04 December 2015

    Dutch public sector pension fund ABP has stepped up its sustainability drive by announcing a series of 2020 commitments including what is believed to be the first carbon budget for an asset owner.

  • Enhancing mitigation and climate finance with project-based mechanisms

    04 December 2015

    Daniel Rossetto of Climate Mundial says the Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation could play a valuable role in accelerating global emission reductions