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European Parliament passes 'world first' nature restoration law
28 February 2024Investors have welcomed the European Parliament passing the "world first" Nature Restoration Law, calling it a "watershed" moment for a nature-positive economy.
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BlackRock and Temasek's JV leads $150m funding round for thermal battery business
22 February 2024BlackRock and Temasek joint-venture, Decarbonization Partners, has led a $150 million Series B funding round for Antora Energy.
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COP28: Clarity needed on biodiversity offsets, says TNC
24 November 2023More clarity is needed from governments on how biodiversity credits and offsets could work alongside each other, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has urged, ahead of the start of the latest international climate conference (COP28).
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COP28: 'MDBs need to commit to developing debt-for-nature swaps'
21 November 2023At COP28, multilateral development banks (MDBs) need to commit to further developing the infrastructure of debt-for-nature swaps to help grow the market, The Nature Conservancy has said.
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WTW launches Asia-Pacific climate risk centre in Singapore
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Gabon deal shows rise of nature bond conversions
16 August 2023The Gabon blue bond is the third debt-for-nature deal of this type signed in the last year, boosting confidence these transactions can be scaled. Ahren Lester writes
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Gabon secures ground-breaking $500m debt-for-nature blue bond
15 August 2023Gabon has issued a $500 million blue bond to fund a debt conversion which will unlock more than $160 million of funding for ocean conservation projects, becoming the first issuer of such a deal in mainland Africa and on public bond markets.
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People moves, 21 July: TPI, CDP, Barclays ... and more
21 July 2023 -
UN ocean agreement to provide investors with 'better' impact data
21 June 2023 -
NatureVest: Demand for biodiversity credits outstripping supply
24 March 2023Demand from investors and corporates for biodiversity credits is far exceeding the available supply, an executive at NatureVest has said.