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Assessing the relative transition readiness of real estate sectors
03 February 2023There are significant differences in levels of transition readiness across the real estate sector, argues Matt Soffair, and owners of highly sustainable buildings may benefit from a 'scarcity premium'
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Calls for the ISSB to place greater focus on transition
02 February 2023Some investors argue the International Sustainability Standards Board needs to place the transition to a net zero economy at the heart of its forthcoming standards. Michael Hurley reports
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How the EBRD is going Paris aligned
24 January 2023The decision will change climate considerations in finance on three continents, writes Dana Kupova
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Three themes that need to be on the agenda in 2023
09 January 2023Transition, blended finance and adaptation must move up investors' agendas in 2023, writes Peter Cripps
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Addressing the adaptation finance gap
20 December 2022The 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
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Navigating net zero
14 December 2022Investors 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
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Leadership does not equal GFANZ
23 November 2022There has been little evidence of leadership or reduction of fossil fuel financing in the giant coalition of investors and banks, argues Michael Northrop
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Net zero and COP27: are we doing enough?
16 November 2022National plans to get to net zero require greater clarity to ensure energy security and a responsible transition to net zero, writes Tom Williams
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New insured emissions protocols are a fig leaf for continued fossil fuel expansion
16 November 2022The emissions protocols will allow insurance companies to do business as usual in underwriting the fossil fuel expansion, argues Peter Bosshard
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COP27: 'No better impact investment than coal power phase-out'
11 November 2022COP27 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