Policy and Regulation
May 13, 2024
Farmland investment and ‘green grab’ threatens food security
Increased financing in agricultural lands, including through carbon removal and offset schemes, is harming small-scale farmers, argue sustainable food experts
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In Brief: US EPA issues final methane emissions reporting rule; Australia publishes ‘Future gas strategy’
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May 9, 2024
SDGs remain off track and underfunded
Without immediate support from the public and private sectors, the Sustainable Development Goals will not be met
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May 8, 2024
Expanding UK ETS to cover heating and road transport fuels could cut domestic emissions by a quarter
Proceeds from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme could also be redistributed to households, especially lower income, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the...
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May 8, 2024
SFDR consultation shows sizeable appetite for transition finance category
Incorporating transition finance in the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ‘should be a top priority’, say respondents
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May 7, 2024
Carbon markets experts grapple with role of removals in ETS
The European Commission has until July 2026 to decide whether carbon removals should be included in the EU Emissions Trading System
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May 7, 2024
Upcoming circularity regulation should focus on Europe’s textile waste
European policymakers must increase circular economy requirements and reduce exports of textile waste, Zero Waste Europe says
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May 7, 2024
Governments should ‘tax billionaires’ to fund climate adaptation, says former Irish president
Mary Robinson calls for ‘new forms of finance’ to meet the £1.3tn global climate adaptation needs over the next decade
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May 5, 2024
Beware the ‘financialisation of the forest sector’
Shareholders are potentially more interested in short-term profits than sustainable forest governance
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May 3, 2024
High Court rules, again, against UK government climate plans
Energy secretary Claire Coutinho must draw up a revised plan within 12 months
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May 3, 2024
In Brief: EU Council approves two-year delay to parts of CSRD, ISSB publishes digital taxonomy
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