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COP27: Germany, Egypt partner to drive private nature investment
16 November 2022Mobilising private investment in nature-based solutions is one of seven focus areas of an initiative co-chaired by Germany and Egypt that was launched today at COP27.
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COP27 has not been the 'Africa COP' it needed to be, says Actis
15 November 2022COP27 has so far been "disappointing" for those who hoped the Egypt-based summit would address Africa's climate challenges, impact investor Actis told Environmental Finance.
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COP27: 32% rise in climate-related ETFs and mutual funds
15 November 2022The number of climate-related mutual and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) increased by 32% in 2022, although the combined value of these vehicles was driven down by macroeconomic trends...
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COP27: The most important developments so far
14 November 2022HSBC pointed out that the conference so far has made limited progress. In fact, analysts went so far as to suggest that a 'cover agreement' may not even see the light of day.
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COP27 showing 'no clear pathway' on progress yet
14 November 2022As the COP27 climate summit reaches the half-way point, there is "no clear pathway" to success and no certainty a 'cover document' for the event will be agreed, HSBC has warned.
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COP27: African cities water fund aims to raise $5bn
14 November 2022A blended finance fund focused on promoting 'water resilience' in African cities has launched with the aim to raise $5 billion by 2032.
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COP27: Domestic EM investors key to scaling blended climate finance
11 November 2022Attracting domestic institutional investors in emerging markets (EMs) to back blended finance initiatives supporting green and transition projects...
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COP27: Carney says data platform will bring accountability to transition plans
11 November 2022Mark Carney has said a proposed free-to-use climate data platform will bring accountability to financial institutions' climate transition targets.
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COP27: NGFS launches blended climate finance initiative
09 November 2022The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has launched a blended finance initiative at the UN COP27 climate summit,...
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COP27: Significant gaps in sovereign ESG data, finds expert alliance
09 November 2022Significant data gaps in areas required to assess sovereign performance on sustainability have been highlighted that should be addressed with urgency, in a report by a group of major data providers.