UK offers $300 mln guarantee for Asia and Pacific climate fund 20/9/2023

Britain will provide guarantees of up to $300 million to a climate funding facility designed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build infrastructure resilient to the impact of climate change in Asia and the Pacific. ...more

Germany likely to pass 50% mark for renewable power this year - minister 20/9/2023

Germany is likely to generate more than 50% of its power from renewable energy this year but needs to ramp up the speed of its transition towards the end of the decade, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday. ...more

CTP secures €200 million loan from European Investment Bank to finance ambitious solar energy roll-out 20/9/2023

CTP, Europe's largest listed developer, owner, and manager of industrial and logistics properties by gross lettable area (GLA), has secured €200 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the roll-out of its large-scale programme of solar panel installation across its European business park portfolio.   ...more

Business group standards aim to help firms account for nature-related risks 20/9/2023

An international working group of 40 business and finance executives on Monday presented companies with guidelines on explaining to investors their dependence on ecosystems in a bid to better manage nature-related risks. ...more

Climate change impeding fight against AIDS, TB and malaria 19/9/2023

Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has warned. ...more

New UN Guidance on Children’s Rights and the Environment 19/9/2023

Today, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child launches new guidance for governments on protecting children’s rights in the face of climate change and other environmental crises. ...more

Could taxing unhealthy food help in the battle against climate change? 19/9/2023

Foods high in fats, sugar and salt (HFSS) have a significant impact on public health, the climate and the economy, but could taxing these products help in the fight against climate change?  ...more

World Economic Forum Launches Tech Hub for Climate Crisis 19/9/2023

The World Economic Forum introduced a new polar tipping points hub in its Global Collaboration Village. ...more

US suffers record 23 billion-dollar climate disasters so far this year costing $57.6 billion 19/9/2023

Hundreds of Americans have died due to climate catastrophes in 2023, which has already smashed records for the highest number of billion-dollar disasters incurred in a single year.  ...more

World needs $2.7 trillion annually for net zero emissions by 2050, Wood Mackenzie report says 18/9/2023

Global investment of $2.7 trillion a year is needed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and avoid temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius this century, a report by consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. ...more