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Climate adaptation investment hampered by 'fragmented' solutions

Investment in climate adaptation and resilience projects is being held back by a tendency towards focusing on "fragmented or incremental" solutions rather than system-wide plans - even in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Strategic asset allocation in emerging markets

Unlocking private capital for impact investing in EMDEs requires a fundamental rethink of how risk, return, and impact are evaluated, write Mike Sebastian, Royston Braganza, Simon Cooke, Sindhu Krishna, Tim Streeter and Callum Thomas.

Green bond issuers 'need to know what counts' as climate adaptation investment

For more climate adaptation and resilience investments to feature in green bond transactions there is a need for taxonomies to be developed and public issuers to come to the market, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Low Carbon and Paratus partner for 'world-first' energy price risk policy

Energy price risk (re)insurer Paratus and renewable energy company Low Carbon have partnered for what has been described as a 'world-first' insurance policy to mitigate energy price volatility.

Eiffel backs Envolve renewables fund with €20m in debt financing

German insurer selects Solas Capital for energy efficiency mandate

'Investors need to question' oil & gas companies on weakened climate targets

Excelsior raises $1bn for second US renewables fund

Suma crowds €250m support for Spanish fertiliser business

Better returns, greater impact, incredible scale: investors urged to back EM sustainable debt

Investors are missing opportunities by not allocating to emerging markets (EM), a conference heard.