Businesses around the world are starting to improve their disclosure on climate risks but are not yet taking much needed action to address these risks and respond to the needs of investors and customers, according to the latest EY Global Climate Risk Barometer.
Policymakers must facilitate the scaling of blended finance structures to fund climate solutions if the world is to achieve both the Paris climate goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
To help investors navigate the challenge of transition financing, Part 1 and 2 of this Net Zero Investor Playbook synthesizes the current landscape of relevant investor-specific frameworks and methodologies, and case studies from individual ILN members on their customized implementation approaches.
New FTSE Russell research ‘Decarbonization in Equity Benchmarks: Smoke Still Rising’, produced in partnership with the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
New Taskforce on Nature Markets paper presents a detailed taxonomy and economic sizing of nature markets in USD, and calls for robust governance of rapidly expanding nature markets to avoid greenwash, halt illegal markets and deliver nature positive and more equitable outcomes.
ESG Ratings, Data & Analysis offers granular and transparent ESG ratings and sub-scores at an entity, framework and instrument level. ESG ratings are provided on an absolute and fully cross-comparable rating scale, with qualitative commentary from ESG analysts, produced via robust processes that ensure the independence of our ratings.
Electric and hydrogen truck OEM Tevva will unveil its 19-tonne(19t) hydrogen-electric truck and announce its strategy for mainland Europe at the IAA Transportation show in Hanover, Germany, from Monday 19 September.
As extreme weather events continue to occur with increased frequency, the necessity to transform the way we consume energy has taken on significant urgency. The approaches to decarbonizing will vary across sectors, but government policies and the investment community are driving change. The global carbon transformation is shaping up to be a multi-decade, secular phenomenon. It exists at the intersection of three powerful themes: climate commitment, energy security, and economic growth.
September 19th marked the beginning of UN Climate Week. This year, we confront the climate crisis with greater urgency than ever before, as companies race to meet their decarbonization targets, struggle to comply with new disclosure requirements, and contend with financial losses from extreme weather events.
Danish renewable energy producer Orsted is a market darling. Ranked the world’s most sustainable energy company by Corporate Knights Global 100 Index every year since 2019, in 2020 it was also ranked the most sustainable company in the world.
The Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) have formed a technical collaboration to enhance the compatibility of the SBTi Sector Projects and MPP Sector Transition Strategies, providing companies in high-emitting sectors with a simplified roadmap to scale climate actions and accelerate decarbonization in line with 1.5°C.
USDA to Triple Commitment with Initial $2.8 Billion Investment Piloting New Revenue Streams for America’s Climate-Smart Farmers, Ranchers and Forest Landowners, with Additional Projects to Come.
Investor groups from around the world publicly released a statement signed by 532 institutional investors with US $39 trillion in assets under management, advocating for governments to enact ambitious policies that would leverage the private capital required to effectively address the climate crisis.
The Commission is proposing an emergency intervention in Europe's energy markets to tackle recent dramatic price rises.
AXA today announced the launch of the Forests for Good program to help restore damaged forest ecosystems and make them more resilient to climate change.
Oil Supermajors Make Big Commitments to Green Hydrogen