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COP29: Loss and Damage Fund becomes fully operationalised

EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'

The EU plans to combine a trio of major sustainable finance-related disclosure rules into a combined 'omnibus' regulation risks just consolidating rather than correcting problems with the existing regulations, a senior sustainable finance executive in Asia told Environmental Finance.

COP29: 'No time for victory laps' as NCQG falls short of expectations

Efforts to enhance current financial commitments to tackle climate change at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, faced criticism as talks finished amid dissent by developing countries.

UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation

EIOPA's wake-up call for insurers on fossil fuels

A historic decision from EU financial supervisor on higher financial risk of fossil fuel sector must be integrated in EU prudential rules write Chiara Pass and Marika Carlucci

EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'

Suggestions that the EU could bring sustainable finance-related disclosure rules into a single, 'omnibus' regulation to "reduce the reporting burden" risks unnecessary chaos, thinktank E3G has said.

People moves, 22 November: Gresham House, NZAOA, Quinbrook, Ashmore ... and more

Indonesia brings forward coal phase out

Indonesia has announced plans to retire all fossil fuel power plants by 2040, 16 years earlier than its previous deadline.

Gensler to depart SEC

Webinar: COP29 a missed opportunity to support private sector transition planning

A lack of progress on negotiations at COP29 is undermining hopes that countries could support the creation of an international framework that would support private sector transition planning, a webinar hosted by the IFC and Environmental Finance heard.