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Principles for financing green home retrofitting launched
29 September 2020The UK's Green Finance Institute (GFI) has launched the Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles (GHRFPs), backed by institutions including Lloyds Bank and NatWest, which until recently was known as RBS.
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EU carbon market update: 28 September 2020
29 September 2020Last week's volatility may continue, but further price declines are the most probable scenario for EU Allowances, says Tom Lord*
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Can a new Plastic Waste Levy push the EU towards a circular economy?
29 September 2020The EU's plastic waste levy is set to begin in January 2021, despite insufficient recycling infrastructure. The plastic industry must adapt and compete, or decline and retreat, argues Gabriel Thoumi
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QBE joins UN Global Compact
29 September 2020Australia's QBE Insurance Group (QBE) has become a signatory of the UN Global Compact.
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Tokio Marine drops support for coal
29 September 2020Tokio Marine has become the second Japanese insurer to limit its backing for coal.
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WCI Carbon Market Update, 28 September 2020
28 September 2020California Carbon Allowances remain around their highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic began. But the outlook remains bullish, as fundamental drivers suggest rising demand, says Nicolas Girod*
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Defining transition finance: how to be inclusive yet specific
28 September 2020Transition finance has garnered a lot of attention, but the challenge of delineating what exactly it is remains unresolved. Three recent reports try to balance the need for the definition to be both broad enough to be inclusive, yet specific enough to protect the instruments from claims of greenwashing. Ahren Lester reports.
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Exchanges call for more trading of 'guarantees of origin'
28 September 2020Europe's system of 'guarantees of origin' (GOs) should be enlarged and standardised to encourage more international trading and accelerate the continent's decarbonisation trend, according to the European Association of Energy Exchanges (Europex).
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Covid-19 pandemic must not distract from fight against climate change, says investor group
28 September 2020International businesses and world leaders should 'resist the trap' of setting aside issues relating to climate change to focus only on the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI).
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MetLife commits to $20bn in green investments by 2030
28 September 2020MetLife Investment Management (MIM) plans to make $20 billion of green investments - mostly green buildings and renewable energy - over the next decade.