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Brazil’s $4 Billion Climate Finance Plan Signals Shift in Emerging Market Capital Strategy
July 29, 2025As the host nation for COP30, Brazil is positioning itself at the centre of the global climate finance agenda. The country’s state development bank, BNDES, confirmed this week that it is in advanced talks with global investors—including Brookfield, TPG, and...
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CEFC’s A$3.5 Billion Deployment Signals New Era for Climate Infrastructure Capital
July 29, 2025Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced a record-breaking A$3.5 billion in clean energy investments for the 2024–25 financial year, nearly doubling its previous annual average. The surge marks a turning point in the nation’s clean energy transition, and...
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UK Revives Pensions Commission to Tackle Savings Crisis
July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 | Sustainable Investor In a significant move to address the UK’s looming retirement savings shortfall, the government has relaunched the Pensions Commission, two decades after the original body laid the groundwork for auto-enrolment. This new iteration is...
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Glass Lewis and ISS file U.S. lawsuit over Texas ESG restrictions
July 25, 2025Proxy advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS have launched federal lawsuits challenging a new Texas law that bans proxy firms from recommending on ESG and DEI issues without financial justification. The plaintiffs argue the law infringes on First Amendment rights...
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Summits can Unblock Ocean Finance Flows
April 25, 2025The Blue Economy and Finance Forum and UN Ocean Conference in June will provide an opportunity to channel private investment.
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UK SDR Fund Universe too Narrow
April 24, 2025More sustainability-labelled funds needed to invigorate the UK market, as interoperability with EU remains a priority.
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Tariffs Threaten Energy Transition Beyond US Borders
April 23, 2025Trade war risks stunting renewables progress in America, with Southeast Asian nations caught in the crossfire between superpowers.
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Credits Start the Clock on Asia’s Transition from Coal
April 17, 2025New instruments are raising hopes of early retirement for Asian plants, but Old King Coal is being resuscitated temporarily in the US.
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Data Centres Add to Deluge of Water Risks
April 17, 2025Local frictions loom large as potable water demands put tech sector at odds with household and agricultural needs.
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US States’ Climate Ambition Under Threat
April 16, 2025Investors urged to “fill the gap” as Trump administration seeks to smother climate rules at the state level.
