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  • News Round Up: Osmosis, Aegon, Nature Conservancy, Paris Agreement, and more

    21 January 2021

  • How Biden could boost ESG in the US

    20 January 2021

    Donald Trump has left significant ESG policy holes to repair in the US for the administration of Joe Biden, reports Ahren Lester

  • Warning about climate risks in US Fed's Covid-19 bail-out package

    24 April 2020

    A letter signed by eight Democratic senators has called on the US Federal Reserve to incorporate climate risks in its massive coronavirus bailout.

  • France & UK double their GCF contributions

    28 August 2019

    This story supersedes an earlier story 'UK & Canada double their GCF contributions' and includes new information.

  • Latest GCF meeting commits $266.9m across 10 projects

    09 July 2019

    The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has agreed to invest $266.9 million in 10 more projects in emerging markets. Alongside co-financing, the commitments will see over $1.4 billion invested for low-emission, climate-resilient development.

  • Investing in a Just Transition

    17 December 2018

    A growing movement to incorporate social considerations into the response to climate change is being described as the next frontier of responsible investment. Peter Cripps reports

  • Mandatory US climate disclosure law proposed by leading Democrat

    17 September 2018

    Every publicly listed company in the US could be forced to make climate-related disclosures, under new legislation introduced by a senior Democratic Party senator.

  • How Trump inspired climate action by US companies and cities

    08 June 2018

    Companies and cities across the US have taken on a leadership role in terms of climate change action, since President Trump pulled the country out of the Paris Agreement 12 months ago, says Lance Pierce.

  • California to back green bonds, despite Trump

    05 March 2018

    California should continue to champion green bonds to fund the build-out of low-carbon infrastructure, despite the US having "abdicated its role as a global leader" on climate change, pledged the state's Treasurer.

  • Best performing funds of 2017: Pictet Global Environmental Opportunities

    16 February 2018

    A dramatic change in fortunes last year swept Pictet's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) fund to the top of Morningstar's table of best performing 'ecology' funds.