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Land tenure focus needed for nature investments, says Germany
09 December 2024A focus on land tenure rights is needed across mainstream nature and climate investments, according to a German government official, but recognised data limitations.
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SBTN urges private sector and government alignment on nature targets
04 December 2024The Science-based Targets Network (SBTN) has urged governments to look at private sector nature targets as a template for action at the desertification COP.
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Public financing being 'wasted' on commercially viable nature projects, says EIB
03 December 2024Public financiers need to ensure they are not "wasting" grant financing on nature projects that could be commercially successful, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has said.
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Investors need to open their eyes to nature returns, says UNDP
03 December 2024The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has called on private investors to "step up" and "open their eyes" to potential returns at the start of the desertification COP in Saudi Arabia.
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COP16 to reconvene to sort 'unfinished business'
29 November 2024The Convention on Biological Diversity has announced that it will reconvene the COP16 biodiversity talks in February to finalise "unfinished business", including finance.
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Mitigation needs work for COP30 after 'basically no outcome' at COP29
27 November 2024After a 'mitigation-lite' COP29 event, the Swedish COP negotiator said the next climate summit needs to focus on getting a "clear mechanism" in place to deliver the ground-breaking deal to transition away from fossil fuels agreed at COP28.
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'Door is now open' for Article 6 transactions, says Standard Chartered
26 November 2024Progress on Article 6 at COP29 should be a catalyst for credit demand, Standard Chartered's carbon market development director has said, but noted that some "unknowns" still remain.
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The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors
25 November 2024Investors have lamented that the agreement thrashed out at COP29 does not go far enough to plug the gap in funding required to help emerging markets transition to a net zero economy.
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COP29: 'Historic step' for carbon markets, as Article 6 crosses finish line
25 November 2024One of the main achievements of COP29 was the "historic" progress made in developing international carbon markets with the blessing of the UN.
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COP29: 'No time for victory laps' as NCQG falls short of expectations
25 November 2024Efforts to enhance current financial commitments to tackle climate change at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, faced criticism as talks finished amid dissent by developing countries.