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US-Iran conflict shows NGFS assumptions 'don't hold' amid fragmented transition

Idiosyncratic policy responses to disruption from the US-Iran conflict show that old assumptions around the climate transition "don't hold anymore" and require a rethink of widely used scenarios, an expert argued.

We don't need a 'Just Transition' bond label

We could be reaching a turning point for integrating 'just transition' into sustainable finance - but a 'Just Transition' bond label is not needed, according to a leading thinker on the theme.

UK urged to launch sovereign transition bond

The Transition Finance Council (TFC) will explore how more transition-related financial products could be launched, a London Climate Action Week event has heard.

Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'

An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.

Iran conflict means more coal - but also ramping up of electrification, says Lord Turner

While the disruption of energy markets caused by the Iran conflict could result in a temporary return to coal in Asia, it could also ramp up the pace of renewables and electrification, according to the Energy Transitions Commission's Lord Adair Turner.

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Alok Sharma: We need more investors to pilot transition guidelines

The Transition Finance Council's Alok Sharma has called for more investors and lenders to help road-test its draft guidelines for assessing the transition planning of companies in hard-to-abate sectors.

US attack 'misunderstands' ESG in credit ratings, expert says

Criticism by US attorneys general of how the 'Big Three' ratings agencies incorporate ESG factors is flawed and misunderstands how the agencies apply their methodologies, according to an expert.

UK transition guidance 'can boost SLB market' (Debt conference)

Draft guidelines for transition finance are likely to help UK companies in high-emitting industries communicate with investors, including via the issuance of sustainability-linked debt, a key member of the group that devised the guidance said.

Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

Environmental Finance's 14th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 23 April.