Archive

  • US House passes bill to block pension funds from considering ESG factors

    16 January 2026

  • US withdrawal from UNFCCC lambasted as mistake that will bear huge costs

    08 January 2026

    US President Donald Trump has said the country will leave the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which underpins the UN climate conference process, in a move several observers said would dramatically raise the costs to US business of climate change.

  • Will climate policy see the transition shift gear in 2026?

    18 December 2025

    Implementation of key climate policy and a focus on transforming the 'real economy' beyond reporting will drive progress, Michael Hurley writes

  • Trump takes aim at ESG as he tells regulators to curb proxies' sustainability advice

    12 December 2025

    US President Donald Trump has ordered the country's regulators to review their rules to ensure a proxy advisors ISS and Glass Lewis "act solely in the financial interests" of investors, suggesting they should not back climate or diversity shareholder proposals.

  • Renewables will be less big and beautiful after Trump bill

    04 July 2025

    "The lack of available, scalable, and cost-competitive alternatives will ensure that investment in clean energy technologies continues," after US President Donald Trump's tax-and-spending bill, albeit at a slower pace than before.

  • Reasons for optimism amid the climate rollback

    02 May 2025

    Climate disclosure rules offer a proxy for the status of sustainable finance - and it's not all bad news, writes Michael Hurley

  • Trump issues order to block US state climate action

    14 April 2025

  • US Treasury's insurance office withdraws from NGFS, citing Trump order

    31 January 2025

  • Von der Leyen promises 'far-reaching simplification' of sustainable finance rules

    21 January 2025

    The European Commission will present "far-reaching simplification of our sustainable finance and due diligence rules" next month alongside a plan to promote invest in clean technologies, its president Ursula von der Leyen said.

  • Trump, Part Two: Brace for a bonfire of climate policy

    21 January 2025

    Exiting the Paris Agreement is the first sign of wide-scale cuts to policies related to preserving the environment, Michael Hurley writes