Policy and Regulation

September 12, 2023
Indonesia’s carbon exchange launch may face further delay
If Indonesia misses a September deadline to unveil its first carbon exchange...
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Experts call for higher strike prices after failed UK offshore wind auction
Industry and investors criticise the government after no contracts were awarded for...
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September 11, 2023
Sea law case could impact COP negotiations, says lawyer
A group of small island states has lodged a request for a...
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September 8, 2023
In Brief: ClientEarth ordered to pay Shell legal costs; UK considering exiting Energy Charter Treaty
The latest news in ESG policy and regulation
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September 8, 2023
Climate policy: key points from the Africa and Finance in Common summits
The final declaration from this week’s Africa Climate Summit reiterated calls for...
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September 7, 2023
FRC should stress flexibility of governance code, says IoD
The Institute of Directors broadly supports changes to the UK Corporate Governance...
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Wind power projects halted as unintended consequences for nature emerge
Governments favour wind power as a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but the energy source – which often involves locating massive turbines in pristine environments – can have an unwelcome...
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September 4, 2023
ECB’s Elderson urges banks to ‘get up to speed’ with climate litigation
The European Central Bank’s supervisory board vice-chair says lenders and their clients need to implement credible Paris-aligned transition plans to mitigate the rising risk of climate lawsuits. The worsening impacts...
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September 1, 2023
In Brief: UN targets Saudi Aramco lenders; Brazil resumes climate change fund
The latest news in ESG policy and regulation. UN human rights experts have sent letters to Saudi Aramco and its lenders, warning that their corporate actions may be in violation...
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August 31, 2023
Regulation and data issues blamed for UK commercial property's slow progress on net zero
UK commercial real estate emissions have remained broadly flat over the past decade, while investors and policymakers wrestle with how to decarbonise the sector. Policymakers in the UK are pushing...
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August 30, 2023
'Attribution science' proves crucial to Montana youth lawsuit win
Young environmental campaigners will take heart from the success of Held vs Montana. However, it remains to be seen whether challenges brought in other US states – and elsewhere –...
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