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Bloomberg acquires carbon data firm Viridios AI

Bloomberg has acquired Viridios AI, a provider of data and research on the voluntary carbon market, for an undisclosed sum.

UK govt slow in first year with sustainable finance policy, argues B4NZ

The new UK government has been slow to provide the sustainable finance market with intel on its plans and policies since its election in July, Bankers for Net-Zero has claimed.

Falling interest rates could help impact allocations, says BlueOrchard

Lower interest rates in Europe could help increase institutional investors' impact allocations to emerging markets, an investor has told Environmental Finance.

New Agriculture prepares to launch degraded landscape strategy

New Forests subsidiary New Agriculture has announced plans to launch a land improvement strategy early next year and is beginning to prepare for biodiversity markets in its existing portfolio.

France to update green bond framework for first time in 2025

France is planning to update its sovereign green bond framework in the first half of 2025, which would represent the first framework update from the long-standing sovereign issuer since it launched its programme in 2017.

'Ground-breaking' UK carbon capture and storage project secures £8bn financing

Two major 'net zero' projects linked to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea have secured a combined £8 billion ($10 billion) in project financing from around 20 banks, including Standard Chartered, BBVA and ING.

NTR to invest in long-term storage solutions in 2025

Irish renewable energy investor NTR is looking to begin investing in long-duration energy storage technologies (LDES) from 2025, calling it the 'next big technology'.

Positive prospects for sustainable investment despite US policy headwinds, Impax says

There remain a "broad range of opportunities" for sustainability-oriented investors across the global economy - despite threats to the theme posed by the election in the US of Donald Trump, according to Impax Asset Management.

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Investors must 'start asking smart questions' on nature, says SBTN

Investors need to properly engage with companies on nature to combat the growing fear of backlash, the Science-based Targets Network (SBTN) has told Environmental Finance.