Alex Janiaud
April 17, 2024
IETA challenged over carbon credit use for short-term corporate emissions targets
Campaigners suggest carbon credit guidance from International Emissions Trading Association ‘disincentivises emissions reductions’
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April 11, 2024
SBTi staff demand CEO resignation over plans to extend carbon credit use for Scope 3 emissions
Concern and confusion cited by staff at the Science Based Targets initiative, while carbon market companies back Scope 3 changes
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April 10, 2024
In Charts: Canada, Japan, South Korea ‘blocking clean energy transition’ with fossil fuel finance
Most G20 fossil fuel financing came from just three countries between 2020 and 2022
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April 9, 2024
In Charts: Build climate resilience into infrastructure financing, says OECD
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and increasingly severe
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April 9, 2024
Australian regulator posts greenwashing warning following victory against Vanguard
Financial watchdog ASIC wins its first civil action for greenwashing, as Australia’s Federal Court rules against asset manager Vanguard over misleading claims
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April 8, 2024
Rocky markets and bumper ‘sin stock’ returns push investors away from impact investing
Governments could do more to encourage investors to put their money in companies trying to create a positive social or environmental impact Market instability and...
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April 3, 2024
Market uncertainty as Australian government delays updating carbon accounting method
Australia’s integrated farm and land management methodology would combine various approaches to capturing and storing carbon, but there are fears it could lead to confusion
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April 2, 2024
In Charts: Energy transition pushes private climate funds into high-emitting sectors
The number of funds with names referring to climate has jumped in recent years Private funds with names referring to the climate are highly concentrated in carbon-intensive sectors including utilities...
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March 25, 2024
Editor’s note: can disaster fiction overcome climate fatigue?
The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter
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March 25, 2024
Banks under pressure to reveal data comparing green and fossil fuel spending
Criticism sparks agreement by JPMorgan and Citigroup to develop a ratio to show whether a bank’s fossil fuel financing is outstripping the amount it is investing in clean energy
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March 20, 2024
California carbon offsets bill could ‘chill the carbon markets’ beyond state boundaries
California state senator Monique Limón has introduced a bill aimed at regulating the selling and marketing of carbon offsets
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