Tag: Climate Change
BBVA in Colombia has reached an agreement with Isagen to convert long-term finance of 368 billion pesos to sustainable loans linked to compliance with an environmental indicator. The index measures carbon emissions...
Schroders announced that it has joined the Global Real Estate Engagement Network (GREEN), a not-for-profit engagement network of global institutional investors dedicated to accelerating change and driving sustainability in the real estate...
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published a joint report on the impact of climate change on the European Union (EU) financial system. The report sets...
As global leaders coalesced at COP28 on the urgency of rapidly approaching climate goals, I couldn’t help but think of my granddaughter, Macy. Born this year, Macy could be looking...
A new Commonwealth e-learning course launched will improve the ability of small and other vulnerable states to access billions of dollars in climate finance. The Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon...
Standard Chartered’s latest Sustainable Banking Report 2023 reveals USD3.4 trillion of retail investor capital could be mobilised towards climate investments in 10 growth markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East by...
When I heard that the writers’ strike is over, I wondered what might happen if some of the great SNL writers and casts of the past confronted the issues of...
Amplified by wildfires and desert dust fanned by climate change, more frequent heatwaves are leading to a sharp drop in air quality and human health, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
Pope Francis said that he was writing a follow-up to his landmark 2015 encyclical on the protection of the environment and the dangers of climate change “to bring it up...
A landmark new investment by IFC is aiming to boost access to finance for Türkiye’s SMEs–with a focus on women-owned smaller businesses and those helping the country adapt to climate...
A targeted IFC investment aims to increase access to residential mortgages in Romania while helping mitigate climate change and strengthen the country’s banking sector. IFC is providing EUR 100 million...
EPA seeking applications to two Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund competitions to advance clean technology projects in communities across the country The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched two Notices of...
Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), have adopted the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships,...
Parliament calls for an annual ‘EU day for the victims of the global climate crises’ to be established to remember the human lives lost due to climate change. In the...
America’s Climate Leaders list, according to USA TODAY and Statista, recognizes companies’ efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Industry produces 23% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which makes cleaning up...
The Reserve Bank of India has released the Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for the year 2022-23. The theme of the Report is “Towards a Greener Cleaner India”. The Report...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced the Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the Pacific (IF-CAP), a landmark program which could significantly ramp up support for the region...
The Bezos Earth Fund welcomes Paul Bodnar as Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry, and Diplomacy and Dr. Noël Bakhtian as Director of Tech Acceleration, adding to its growing team of experts working to fight...
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris planned to visit Miami on Friday, a White House official said, as she announces a $562 million investment in helping communities become more resilient to...
To fight climate change and biodiversity loss, the new law obliges companies to ensure products sold in the EU have not led to deforestation and forest degradation. While no country...
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