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China announces long-awaited national carbon market launch

China has announced it will launch its long-awaited national emissions trading scheme (ETS) in February, although the rules are not expected to be too onerous initially for the power companies covered by the market

EU carbon market update: 05 January 2021

EU Allowances (EUAs) continue to climb, ending the Christmas period up 3.8% says Tom Lord

2020 sustainable bond issuance jumps two-thirds amid social breakthrough

Amundi is latest investor to ditch SBI green bonds

The world's biggest green bond fund has followed through with its threat to divest State Bank of India's (SBI) green bonds, amid reports that is due to fund a large coal project in Australia.

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AMF study identifies weaknesses in French institutions' TCFD reports

Financial institutions continue to struggle to report decision-useful information on how their overall strategy responds to climate change, according to an analysis of French financial institutions' Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports.

WCI carbon market update: 05 January 2021

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices have increased while trading volumes have fallen, says Nicolas Girod*

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US insurers follow in Europe's climate footsteps

While European insurers are ahead of the US with regards to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into business practices, investment management firm Conning believes the gap might be closed faster than many might think

'Creating green bond markets' resource page launched

Environmental Finance in partnership with the IFC and the Green Bond Technical Assistance Programme (GB-TAP) has launched a resource page entitled Creating Green Bond Markets with information on forthcoming webinars, case studies, training programmes and research reports