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Starmer's UK is 'back in the race to net zero'

Sustainability-focused investors reacted positively to the landslide victory for Keir Starmer's Labour party in the UK's general election, amid claims that "the UK is back in the race to net zero".

Observers bemoan lack of progress on NDCs, climate finance at key pre-COP meeting

Country negotiators at a key meeting intended to "set the table" for discussions at COP29 in November have made very little progress on key issues including national pledges to the Paris Agreement and a new climate finance target, according to E3G.

G7 finance ministers call for 'credible' climate transition plans

EU rowback on agricultural policy 'irresponsible', say investors

A proposal to water down environmental protections within the EU's Common Agricultural Policy has been deemed "irresponsible" by investors.

UK draws fire for insufficient climate finance strategy in face of US, EU plans

The UK government has been criticised by an investor group for failing to detail a comprehensive net-zero investment strategy in its latest set-piece policy announcements, placing it at risk of falling further behind the US and EU in attracting green investment.

Require transition plans in Solvency II, EU urged

Transition plans urged to identify transition nature impacts

Organisations have been urged to identify how their efforts to transition will impact nature and society, and disclose these as part of their transition plans.

EU calls on investors to create more transition finance products

The European Commission has called on financial institutions to offer more transition-related financing solutions as well as integrate transition plans further into their risk assessments.

G7 encourages transition plan implementation

The leaders of the world's biggest economies have called on the private sector to set and implement "credible" climate transition plans in line with the Paris Agreement.

G7 rowback raises fears for ISSB adoption

Concerns have been raised about how widely the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) forthcoming disclosure standards will be adopted, after G7 finance ministers appeared to scale back their commitment to using it as a global baseline.