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COP26 final pact delivers 'progress, but no breakthrough'
15 November 2021The final Glasgow Climate Pact signed at the COP26 UN climate summit was described as "progress" but a lack of a breakthrough on global climate...
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The 10 biggest announcements from COP26
15 November 2021COP26 provoked a blizzard of announcements from countries, companies and investors on how they plan to tackle climate change.
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COP26 round-up, 12 November: Fossil fuel register launched; private capital 'key'; call to tackle livestock emissions
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Fossil fuel exit language mars second COP26 decision draft
12 November 2021A weakening of the language around the phase-out of fossil fuels in the second draft of the COP26 UN climate summit decision has disappointed environmental campaigners, although its continued inclusion heartened others.
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Nuclear inclusion would 'jeopardise' EU Taxonomy, warn ministers
12 November 2021Nuclear power should be excluded from the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities in order to not "jeopardise" the credibility and usefulness of the landmark 'green' regulation, according to environment ministers from five EU countries - including Germany
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COP26 round-up, 11 November: US and China; buildings; and 'not humanity's turning point'
11 November 2021QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Overall, we expect a positive step forward, but perhaps not yet 'the turning point for humanity' that the UK government hosts had been hoping for" - Sam Arie, UBS. (See below for more information)
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'Five years is definitely too long' for NDCs to be updated, says Impax
11 November 2021The five-year review period of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Agreement is no longer viable, Impax Asset Management's Chris Dodwell has argued.
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Russia adopts national green taxonomy
11 November 2021Russia has adopted its own national taxonomy of 'green' activities which has been designed to be broadly in line with the taxonomies already published by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and EU.
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KfW launches Latin America green bond fund
11 November 2021KfW has invested €74 million ($86 million) in a Latin America green bond fund the German development bank has initiated...
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COP26 draft agreement 'needs more ambition'
10 November 2021A draft agreement thrashed out at COP26 has been praised for committing to phase out coal and subsidies for fossil fuels, but was lambasted for failing to scale up climate finance to the most vulnerable countries, and was accused of an overall lack of ambition.