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NGOs criticise BlackRock relationship with agribusiness
10 February 2020Environmental advocates Amazon Watch and Friends of the Earth have criticised BlackRock following a statement by the world's largest asset manager on its relationship with agribusiness.
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Coal utilities boosted by €16bn since Paris Agreement, say NGOs
21 May 2019Eight financial institutions have given Europe's 'most polluting utilities' almost €16 billion ($17 billion) in support since the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015, a new briefing by NGO Europe Beyond Coal has found.
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Environmental Approval Regulations: Why investors should take note
28 December 2018A legal ruling in Germany could set a precedent that accelerates European coal divestment, argues Kim Schumacher
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French banks boost coal financing by 52% after COP21
27 November 2018French banks have increased their coal financing by 52% following the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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GCF rehabilitating hydro is 'shameful' - NGO
11 April 2017The Green Climate Fund's (GCF) decision to rehabilitate a Soviet era dam in Tajikistan has been labelled 'shameful' by one senior analyst.
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COP blog: Big dams must not be allowed to sink the Green Climate Fund
15 November 2016Friends of the Earth
While little discussed at the COP, the channeling and use of climate finance must now take centre stage as the board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) prepares to meet next month in Samoa. -
COP Blog: Paris's $100bn question
01 December 2015Much more needs to be done if promises to channel $100 billion a year of climate finance to developing nations are to be kept, says Karen Orenstein
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Green Climate Fund under pressure to shun HSBC and Credit Agricole
30 October 2015Environmental NGOs have urged the UN's Green Climate Fund not to work with HSBC and Credit Agricole in order to "maintain its integrity".
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Green Climate Fund criticised by NGOs for accrediting Deutsche Bank
09 July 2015Several NGOs have penned an open letter to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), warning that its decision to appoint Deutsche Bank to handle its funds threatened its credibility on environmental grounds.
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Under scrutiny: green bond impact reporting
01 July 2015Issuers' reports on the environmental impact of their green bonds range from a few paragraphs on hard-to-find webpages to 80-page documents. But, given the costs and assumptions involved, some question whether more is necessarily better. Graham Cooper reports