Comment: IPCC report
This week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes grim reading, but hopefully it will provide a wake-up call to policymakers across the globe, says Peter Cripps.
Policy
Results for archive, analysis, Policy, 6
This week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes grim reading, but hopefully it will provide a wake-up call to policymakers across the globe, says Peter Cripps.
Policy
To coincide with our Insurance & Climate Risk Americas conference, Environmental Finance conducted a Q&A interview with keynote speaker Maurice Tulloch, CEO, international insurance, at Aviva.
Investors,Policy,Insurance
Last week's Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in California saw CEOs, investors, political leaders and celebrities step up global action on climate change. Paul Simpson looks at three of the hottest topics
Investors,Policy
The European Commission's bold proposals to reform benchmark regulation are designed to increase the flow of green finance and reduce the risk of 'greenwashing'. Michael Hurley asks why change is required
ESG,Equity,Investors,Policy
The market for carbon offsets remains buoyant, despite regulatory uncertainty. Elena K. Johansson talks to winners of our annual Voluntary Carbon Markets Rankings to find out why.
Carbon,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
Climate change is “the biggest risk” to the €36.4 billion ($44 billion) FRR pension fund in coming years, Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr, chief investment officer of the pension fund, tells Michael Hurley.
Green Bonds,Policy,Stranded Assets
Climate policy has long been the subject of bitter political feuds in Australia, leaving the country grappling with policy change every electoral cycle. What does climate action in Australia look like this year? Katie Kouchakji reports
Carbon,Policy
Numerous developments are helping to drive improvements in corporate reporting of non-financial issues and to raise investor expectations, says Adams Koshy.
ESG,Policy
African countries have the potential to achieve their sustainability objectives through innovative funding of climate-change projects, including green bonds, say Mindy Hauman and Tallat Hussain
Green Bonds,Policy
Do governments need to re-wire their own institutions to play their part in the low carbon investment agenda? asks Kirsty Hamilton
Carbon,Investors,Policy
The recommendations of the HLEG highlighted an urgent need to engage Europe's citizens on sustainable finance. Eurosif's updated Transparency Code should help, argues Flavia Micilotta
Policy
The chair of HLEG and vice-chair of the TCFD shares his views on the reports' key findings and their implications for the insurance sector.
Policy,Stranded Assets,Insurance
Junji Hatano reviews practical challenges for international carbon markets under the Paris Agreement and explores how they could be overcome in a way that will ensure private sector participation.
Carbon,Policy
The final report by the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance is ambitious but also practical, argues Ingrid Holmes
Policy
Insurance & Climate Risk EMEA 2018
Green Equities 2018
Green Bonds Americas 2018
Fixed Income and ESG, featuring the Green Bonds Europe conference
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?