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  • How the EBRD is going Paris aligned

    24 January 2023

    The decision will change climate considerations in finance on three continents, writes Dana Kupova

  • Three themes that need to be on the agenda in 2023

    09 January 2023

    Transition, blended finance and adaptation must move up investors' agendas in 2023, writes Peter Cripps

  • Addressing the adaptation finance gap

    20 December 2022

    The costs associated with climate change are already here and rising fast. A more granular picture of physical climate risk and its economic impact should be used to scale adaption finance today, argues Florian Gallo

  • Navigating net zero

    14 December 2022

    Investors have a key role to play if the economy is to transition to net zero emissions by 2050. But how can they assess the credibility of transition strategies, asks Peter Cripps

  • Leadership does not equal GFANZ

    23 November 2022

    There has been little evidence of leadership or reduction of fossil fuel financing in the giant coalition of investors and banks, argues Michael Northrop

  • Net zero and COP27: are we doing enough?

    16 November 2022

    National plans to get to net zero require greater clarity to ensure energy security and a responsible transition to net zero, writes Tom Williams

  • New insured emissions protocols are a fig leaf for continued fossil fuel expansion

    16 November 2022

    The emissions protocols will allow insurance companies to do business as usual in underwriting the fossil fuel expansion, argues Peter Bosshard

  • COP27: 'No better impact investment than coal power phase-out'

    11 November 2022

    COP27 saw discussion about the climate impact potential of managed coal power phase-out schemes, but can these innovative deals be pulled off? Ahren Lester reports

  • Fund-level scenario analysis requirement is 'regulatory overkill'

    19 October 2022

    The merits and shortcomings of scenario analysis were debated at a panel discussion at The Future of ESG Data conference. Peter Cripps reports

  • Differentiating worms and caterpillars

    26 September 2022

    Union Investment has introduced 'transition ratings' into its investment process, to help it spot bugs that have the potential to transform into butterflies. Peter Cripps reports