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UK urged to launch sovereign transition bond

The Transition Finance Council (TFC) will explore how more transition-related financial products could be launched, a London Climate Action Week event has heard.

Alok Sharma: We need more investors to pilot transition guidelines

The Transition Finance Council's Alok Sharma has called for more investors and lenders to help road-test its draft guidelines for assessing the transition planning of companies in hard-to-abate sectors.

There are three things COP30 needs to get right, says Alok Sharma

Organisers of the forthcoming COP30 in Belem should capitalise on "the one time of the year that smaller countries can look big countries in the eye", according to Alok Sharma, President of COP26.

A lot of good happening despite Trump, says Sharma

Although US President Donald Trump has followed through on all his pre-election threats on many sustainability issues, there is still a groundswell of support for sustainable investing, says COP26 President Alok Sharma.

UK makes pitch to lead world in transition finance with launch of council

London stands to become "the preeminent financial hub for transition finance" if a new Transition Finance Council is successful, according to its chair and former president of the COP26 climate conference, Alok Sharma.

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First-loss capital could make COP26 promises a reality

Vietnam-based asset manager Dragon Capital Group called for greater use of first-loss capital in emerging markets in a meeting with COP26 President Alok Sharma.

COP26 final pact delivers 'progress, but no breakthrough'

The final Glasgow Climate Pact signed at the COP26 UN climate summit was described as "progress" but a lack of a breakthrough on global climate...

COP26 round-up, 4 November: The end of coal 'in sight' following historic pledges

23 countries made commitments to phase out coal power, including five of the world's top 20 coal power-using countries.