14 April 2017
Paradigm shift needed for the GCF?
Just before the latest Board meeting of the GCF we posted a rather tongue-in-cheek link to the webcast [1]: “Better than Netflix! The next meeting of the GCF Board will…
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12 April 2017
Can coal miners save the Paris climate agreement?
When President Trump made his campaign promise to pull out of the Paris climate agreement last year, it was pitched as a jobs-saving fix-all that would catalyze home-grown industries and…
Read More31 March 2017
European carbon prices slide 17% in March as demand shrinks
European carbon prices have begun their seasonal decline as the compliance process for 2016 nears its end. Installations appear to have mostly covered any outstanding shortfalls, and speculative trading activity…
Read More29 March 2017
CMIA asserts its grave concerns with Trump’s Energy Independence EO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: London, March 29, 2017 – On behalf of the private sector the Climate Markets & Investment Association (CMIA) hereby asserts its grave concern with the Trump administration’s ill-conceived…
Read More27 March 2017
Geoportal helps Sri Lanka take major step on road to implementing REDD+
27 March, 2017, Rome – Sri Lanka has taken a significant step on the road towards REDD+ implementation with the launch of an online geoportal that will help the country…
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Market Mechanisms in the Paris Agreement
Market Mechanisms in the Paris Agreement – Differences and Commonalities with Kyoto Mechanisms. This paper by SEI examines how the approaches to market mechanisms in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement…
Read More27 March 2017
Trump Said to Issue Far-Reaching Reversal of Obama Climate Push
President Donald Trump is set to sign a sweeping executive order on Tuesday aimed at promoting domestic oil, coal and natural gas by reversing much of his predecessor’s efforts to…
Read More18 March 2017
3 reasons we’re losing the climate battle, and 1 reason we’re winning the war
Capital markets are punishing companies that are trying to do good today, but it’s the capital markets that will inevitably be the ones to suffer, writes Sindicatum Sustainable Resources’ CEO…
Read More09 March 2017
World Bank issues first UN sustainable development bond
LONDON, March 9 (IFR) – The World Bank has raised its first bond linked to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as it looks to help a global effort to…
Read More09 March 2017
92% of us are breathing unsafe air
An estimated 92% of the world’s population lives in areas where air pollution exceeds safety limits, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has released new research showing where…
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