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Renewables will be less big and beautiful after Trump bill

"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

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

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

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

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

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

Trump victory 'will cast a shadow over' COP29

Donald Trump's victory in this week's US federal election, and his earlier pledge to remove the country from the Paris Agreement for a second time, "will cast a shadow over" the COP29 UN climate negotiations beginning next week.

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

How Biden could boost ESG in the US

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

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