Marie Kemplay

January 18, 2023
Looking into Africa’s new voluntary carbon market
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet's Joseph Nganga talks about the new Africa Carbon Markets Initiative, which his organisation is supporting. The Africa Carbon...
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January 5, 2023
Building up the voluntary carbon markets
Markets where companies can buy carbon offsets are growing in scale and value but debate continues around how to ensure their quality and contribution to...
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November 14, 2022
Is momentum building or diminishing on bank decarbonisation?
As the Net-Zero Banking Alliance continues to expand, lenders are caught between the urgency of the climate crisis, accusations of greenwashing, and the practical –...
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October 24, 2022
Green regulation is supporting EV growth but investment still lacking
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure will require huge investment over the coming decades, but powering up this asset class will be far more complex than flicking...
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June 1, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: EU overstated climate spending by €72bn, says ECA
The EU missed its self-imposed target of spending at least 20 per cent of its 2014–2020 budget on “climate action”, according to the European Court...
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June 1, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: ESMA outlines guidance to combat investment fund greenwashing
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a supervisory briefing outlining the approach it expects national financial regulators in the EU to take on...
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May 30, 2022
G7 pledges fossil fuel phase-out, while pressing for short-term supply increase
Energy and environment ministers from the G7 grouping of advanced economies have made new commitments on phasing out coal power and ending international fossil fuel financing, while also grappling with...
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March 21, 2022
Investing in Africa’s forests
Central African forests are some of the few remaining forest regions to emit less carbon than they absorb. Are policymakers and investors taking notice? Africa has long been renowned as...
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February 17, 2022
How Africa exposes sustainable finance shortcomings
The continent’s transition away from fossil fuels is fraught with difficulty as investors need to reconsider priorities and solutions, while policymakers remain silent on ESG guidance Africa accounts for just...
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February 3, 2022
Gender disclosure improves but more is needed on pay
Disclosure levels have reached a new high but data on pay is still lacking and, for those reporting it, pay disparity is a stubborn issue A record number of companies...
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January 12, 2022
Sustainability-linked derivatives markets primed for growth
Derivatives with sustainability targets attached to them are becoming more common, but are they really an effective tool for improving a company’s sustainability? Marie Kemplay reports on structuring and regulatory...
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