BlackRock Enhances Sustainability Characteristics of $92 Billion of Funds Ahead of ESMA ESG Fund Naming Rules
Investment giant BlackRock announced a series of changes to its sustainable fund lineup ahead of the implementation of new fund
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From waste to power: how floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ’s electricity security crisis
Wastewater ponds may seem an unlikely place to look for solutions to New Zealand’s electricity security crisis. But their underutilised
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ECB ready to force banks to tackle climate risk, Buch says
Euro zone banks are making progress in tackling climate-related risk but need to do more and the European Central Bank
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Corporate climate watchdog document deems carbon offsets largely ineffective
Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas
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US court lifts order blocking US$655 million clean-energy transmission line
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a lower court’s order blocking a land exchange needed before developers can build
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Global Basel Committee bolsters rules for supervising banks
The world’s forum for banking regulators on Thursday tightened up its rulebook to focus better on spotting risks from climate
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US regulators approve significantly scaled back climate disclosure rule
US regulators have voted to require large, publicly traded companies to disclose climate change-related information to investors, though the rule’s
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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars
Ethiopia spent nearly $6 billion to import fossil fuels last year, with more than half of that spending going to
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New EU proposal aims to encourage sustainable consumption
EU negotiators on Thursday reached a preliminary agreement on a stronger “right to repair” for consumers. The proposal aims to
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Nigeria wastes $1bn of gas despite shortages for power plants
Natural gas estimated at $1 billion and capable of powering millions of households was flared in Nigeria last year, according
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