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  • COP27 needs to deliver on transition finance, says UOB

    07 November 2022

    COP27 needs to 'lean into' the concept of transition finance to help deliver net zero, especially in developing markets, UOB has told Environmental Finance.

  • Investors need to rethink profit to overcome financing gap, says COP leader

    26 October 2022

    Investors need to rethink their approach to making profit by more explicitly incorporating the assessment of positive climate impact in approaches to valuation, a leader in the Egyptian COP presidency has said.

  • Loss and damage row 'could derail COP27'

    10 October 2022

    The loss and damage debate has the potential to derail COP27 negotiations, given worsening geopolitical tensions and attempts to pass the burden on to the private sector, Jefferies has warned.

  • G7 companies heading for 2.7°C of warming, says CDP

    06 September 2022

    Companies based in the G7 are collectively aligned with a scenario that would see 2.7°C of global warming, according to analysis of their emissions reduction targets by CDP.

  • EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries

    11 March 2022

    Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2022

  • Philippines urges European investors to back green bond after COP disappointment

    21 February 2022

    The Philippines has urged European investors to support its forthcoming $500 million green bond debut after the "disappointing" response of developed nations to support climate finance for emerging economies at the COP26 climate conference.

  • COP26 delivered 'more successes than failures', says HSBC

    16 November 2021

    HSBC said the Glasgow Climate Pact was a "balanced outcome" that generally built positively on previous COP agreements...

  • COP26 carbon framework clear but 'lacks environmental integrity', say experts

    15 November 2021

    A new framework for carbon trading has been agreed on after six years of waiting.

  • COP26 final pact delivers 'progress, but no breakthrough'

    15 November 2021

    The final Glasgow Climate Pact signed at the COP26 UN climate summit was described as "progress" but a lack of a breakthrough on global climate...

  • The 10 biggest announcements from COP26

    15 November 2021

    COP26 provoked a blizzard of announcements from countries, companies and investors on how they plan to tackle climate change.