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21 Jun 22
Annual investment of $25bn for the next decade would allow Africa to meet its energy goals and reverse current backsliding on energy access, the International Energy Agency has said, calling for...
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31 May 22
One-third of European Union spending reported as being related to the climate was in fact irrelevant, a report has found, meaning the bloc missed its goal in the most recent budget period.
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26 May 22
Global income from levies on carbon dioxide production hit record highs in 2021, but the international community has been urged to do more to meet net zero targets.
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20 Apr 22
The World Bank is drawing up plans for a $170m medium-term crisis package to tackle the fallout from the Ukrainian invasion, Covid-19 and climate change – but admitted its ability to deal with future...
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17 Mar 22
The European Council has agreed an approach for partner countries to apply carbon tariffs on good entering the bloc to help fight climate change.
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22 Feb 22
Governments across the world spend $1.8trn on environmentally harmful subsidies each year, which could be redistributed to help combat climate change, according to an international pressure group.
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17 Jan 22
Global investments by sovereign funds meeting environmental, social and governance standards more then trebled last year, as Covid-19 accelerated the move away from fossil fuels, according to experts...
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19 Nov 21
The Chinese government is set to allocate up to $31.3bn to support the clean use of coal, the nation’s largest energy source.
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18 Nov 21
The credit outlook of local and regional governments outside the US still carry a negative outlook, despite many economies emerging from Covid-19, according to ratings agency S&P.
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17 Nov 21
The European Union has agreed in principle a €170bn budget for 2022, to help fund the region’s recovery from Covid-19.
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15 Nov 21
Developed nations and finance organisations need to commit more funding to poorer countries after last weekend’s climate change agreement failed to set overarching targets, according to experts.
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12 Nov 21
The recent international corporation tax agreement was a missed opportunity to fund the climate transition, according to an advocacy group.
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8 Nov 21
Increased carbon taxes are likely to have a bigger long-term economic impact on countries which are heavily reliant on carbon-intensive energy, according to ratings agency S&P.
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3 Nov 21
The Asian Development Bank has launched two multi-billion-dollar pilots aimed at the early retirement or repurposing of coal power plants, to help meet long-term climate goals.
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2 Nov 21
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has called for improved finance opportunities to help address climate change, after the nation pledged to hit carbon neutrality by 2070.
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1 Nov 21
Emerging economies need greater access to financial assistance to help prepare for natural disasters brought on by climate change, according to the OECD.
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15 Oct 21
Building on existing accounting standards is the best way to spur public sector sustainability reporting.
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13 Oct 21
The United Nations COP26 climate conference in Glasgow must be a turning point in the global fight to limit global warming and finance ministers need to play their part, the head of the UN has said.
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7 Sep 21
From Chinese provinces to Dutch dairy pastures, a new accounting approach is helping put a monetary value on green policy measures.
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10 Aug 21
The Greek government has allocated half a billion euros to help rebuild communities and woodland areas after wildfires devasted the nation.
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10 Aug 21
Finance ministers have been urged to take note of a stark new report showing the world is running out of time to limit global warming, and shift their focus towards cutting emissions to zero.
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16 Jul 21
Plans for a 'green tariff' on carbon-intensive goods entering the European Union risk leaving developing countries at a disadvantage, a report has warned.
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12 Jul 21
Climate change mitigation policies need to take into account a country’s level of development and poorer countries’ economies must still be allowed to grow, World Bank president David Malpass has...
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22 Jun 21
Emissions in the European Union's agriculture sector stayed the same despite more than a quarter of European Union spending on the sector being allocated to environmental projects between 2014 and...
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19 May 21
Governments need to spend far more on research and development on clean energy if the world is to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the International Energy Agency has said.