EU carbon update, 20 August 2018
EU Allowance (EUA) prices are expected to take their lead from the power market this week, with further…
Carbon,Policy
EU Allowance (EUA) prices are expected to take their lead from the power market this week, with further…
Carbon,Policy
Global economic losses from disasters plunged to $36 billion in the first half of 2018 from $64 billion…
Investors,Policy,Insurance
Dublin has been selected as the European hub of the Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) network.
ESG,Investors,Policy
Further gains in EUA prices are the most likely outcome this week, as auction volumes fall sharply, says…
Carbon,Policy
German insurers have warned the European Commission (EC) against formulating inflexible rules around…
Investors,Policy,Insurance
The UK ‘will be prepared’ for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to pull funding for clean energy infrastructure…
Investors,Policy
Further gains in EUA prices are the most likely outcome this week, as auction volumes fall sharply, says…
Carbon,Policy
The French government has further underlined its commitment to green bonds with the launch of a €5 billion…
Green Bonds,Policy
Luxembourg-based asset manager Candriam has warned the European Commission against being too narrow in…
Investors,Policy
More than 300 organisations with a combined $10 trillion in assets have agreed to produce a roadmap to…
Investors,Policy
California's Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has been threatened with US lawsuits for his efforts to act on climate-related risks. Undeterred, he hopes his work can now drive international action, he tells Michael Hurley
Policy,Insurance
The Green Investment Group has had a successful first year in the private sector, with significant expansion overseas, Ed Northam tells Peter Cripps.
Debt,Equity,Investors,Policy,Renewables
French bank Natixis plans to apply a 'green weighting factor' to its portfolio of financing deals by 2019. Michael Hurley asks why now?
Investors,Policy
The European Commission has a highly ambitious target – to develop a taxonomy to define what is green and act as a compass for sustainable finance. But there's a long and rocky road ahead for this controversial initiative, find Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps
Debt,Investors,Policy
Last week's unproductive board meeting highlights the need for the Green Climate Fund to reform, says Alexandra Tracy
Policy
Companies and cities across the US have taken on a leadership role in terms of climate change action, since President Trump pulled the country out of the Paris Agreement 12 months ago, says Lance Pierce.
Carbon,Policy,Renewables
Conservation finance may appear to be one of the most esoteric investment niches, but experimentation and innovation is giving way to proof of concept – attracting a growing number of institutional investors along the way. Mark Nicholls reports
Is managed decline the only way?
Fixed Income and ESG, featuring the Green Bonds Europe conference
Green Bonds Asia
Water: Risk, Opportunity and Sustainability 2018
Green Bond Symposium: Financing America's Fight Against Climate Change