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7 May 24
Affordable actions to change the global agrifood sector could see a dramatic drop in the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, a World Bank study has suggested.
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8 Sep 23
Providing emerging markets with $15bn of grants and concessional loans would help “unlock” offshore wind accelerating progress on net zero, the World Bank has said.
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22 Aug 23
High debt costs “trap” many countries in the Global South in a cycle of fossil fuel production as they try to generate enough revenue to service their borrowing, representing a barrier to phasing out...
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30 Sep 22
The international standard-setter on public sector sustainability is moving forward with plans for new guidance.
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17 Aug 22
Joe Biden has hailed his flagship Inflation Reduction Act as a historic victory for the environment, US families and the country’s public finances.
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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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16 Sep 21
The majority of government agricultural support is harmful to society and the environment, a United Nations report has found.
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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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8 Jul 21
With the climate crisis now sitting at the top of political and economic agendas, the public sector must move more quickly on adopting sustainability reporting frameworks, Public Finance Live 2021...
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19 Mar 21
Unabated global warming could lead to more than 60 countries having their credit ratings downgraded by the end of this decade, according to a study.
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17 Mar 21
Governments are failing to ‘build back better’ from Covid-19, with just 18% of recovery spending going on ‘green' projects, a group of academics and the United Nations has said.
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15 Mar 21
The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted a framework for accounting for the value of nature when measuring the economy.
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9 Feb 21
State-owned oil companies risk wasting $400bn on oil and gas projects that will only break even if the world fails to meet the Paris agreement climate goals, according to a report from an NGO.
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6 Nov 20
Climate finance sent to developing countries grew in 2018 but progress towards international goals remains too slow, the OECD has said.
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25 Sep 20
The pandemic presents an opportunity for governments to engender a “green reboot” of the global economy, argues CIPFA’s chief economist Jeffrey Matsu.
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25 Feb 20
Biodiversity is “fundamental” for sustainable development, a top UN official has said.
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21 Jan 20
The UK government will no longer use foreign aid to fund the global coal industry, prime minister Boris Johnson has announced.
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2 Oct 19
The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
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23 Aug 19
Activists have blamed Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
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31 Jul 19
More than 350 million trees have been planted in Ethiopia in a single day, according to officials.
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27 Jun 19
The government of The Netherlands has issued one of the largest green bonds to date worth nearly €6bn ($6.8n) to protect against floods and rising sea-levels.
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20 Jun 19
Canada has become the latest country to declare a national ‘climate emergency’ after parliament pledged to stand by promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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21 May 19
An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
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11 Mar 19
The French government should link pension rises to inflation for the poorest citizens, the party led by president Emmanuel Macron has said.
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31 Jan 19
Australia will fall short of a 2030 target on greenhouse gas emissions without a major shift to clean energy, the OECD has warned.
7 May 24Affordable actions to change the global agrifood sector could see a dramatic drop in the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, a World Bank study has suggested.
8 Sep 23Providing emerging markets with $15bn of grants and concessional loans would help “unlock” offshore wind accelerating progress on net zero, the World Bank has said.
22 Aug 23High debt costs “trap” many countries in the Global South in a cycle of fossil fuel production as they try to generate enough revenue to service their borrowing, representing a barrier to phasing out...
30 Sep 22The international standard-setter on public sector sustainability is moving forward with plans for new guidance.
17 Aug 22Joe Biden has hailed his flagship Inflation Reduction Act as a historic victory for the environment, US families and the country’s public finances.
16 Sep 21The majority of government agricultural support is harmful to society and the environment, a United Nations report has found.
7 Sep 21From Chinese provinces to Dutch dairy pastures, a new accounting approach is helping put a monetary value on green policy measures.
19 Mar 21Unabated global warming could lead to more than 60 countries having their credit ratings downgraded by the end of this decade, according to a study.
17 Mar 21Governments are failing to ‘build back better’ from Covid-19, with just 18% of recovery spending going on ‘green' projects, a group of academics and the United Nations has said.
15 Mar 21The United Nations Statistical Commission has adopted a framework for accounting for the value of nature when measuring the economy.
25 Feb 20Biodiversity is “fundamental” for sustainable development, a top UN official has said.
2 Oct 19The world’s biggest countries have upped their aid contributions to tackling climate change. Calum Rutter examines whether they are spending the money in the right way and being transparent about...
23 Aug 19Activists have blamed Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro for the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
31 Jul 19More than 350 million trees have been planted in Ethiopia in a single day, according to officials.
27 Jun 19The government of The Netherlands has issued one of the largest green bonds to date worth nearly €6bn ($6.8n) to protect against floods and rising sea-levels.
20 Jun 19Canada has become the latest country to declare a national ‘climate emergency’ after parliament pledged to stand by promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
21 May 19An urgent initiative has been launched to safeguard environmental and social protections in Asian Development Bank lending projects.
11 Mar 19The French government should link pension rises to inflation for the poorest citizens, the party led by president Emmanuel Macron has said.
31 Jan 19Australia will fall short of a 2030 target on greenhouse gas emissions without a major shift to clean energy, the OECD has warned.
