Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2018, the Asset Management Association of China, a self-regulatory body set up by the sector, released Green Investment Guidelines for trial implementation. The guidelines define the concept of green investment, and set out basic objectives, principles, and methods of supervision.

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We Mean Business Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Laurence Tubiana, head of the European Climate Foundation, former Ireland president Mary Robinson, and Sue Biniaz, US Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, played pivotal roles in securing the Paris Agreement of 2015.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Even markets such as China and Russia , where coal still has a heavy presence and new coal-fired power plants are in the pipeline, have kept coal and gas-powered generation out of their respective green taxonomies. Indonesia can surely deal with its energy transition without jeopardising the credibility of its capital market.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Investing in the development of onshore wind has also been a challenge, thanks to planning laws introduced in 2015 which allow one objection from a local resident to halt an entire onshore wind project.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

However, despite a positive trend for climate policy acceleration as detailed in the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR) tracking reports since 2021’s COP26 in Glasgow, the lag between ambition and progress since the 2015 Paris Accord will be laid bare, no matter how it is dressed up.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The global energy mix is composed of roughly 17% renewables, representing an increase of just two percentage points from 2015 levels. He said the fact that fossil fuels still account for the lion’s share of the global energy mix raised concerns about progress towards addressing the climate crisis.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 17, 2023

The last act of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Cycle, which started in 2015, the summary will outline our progress, or otherwise, in fulfilling the obligations of the Paris Agreement. In Japan, progress is even slower, admittedly, but anticipation is high. In Canada and Europe, the emphasis is on transition.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

Malaysia, for example, offers a Green Investment Tax Allowance on green assets for the owners of those assets and companies that undertake green technology projects, and a Green Income Tax Exemption for service providers, including a separate category for owners of solar photovoltaic systems.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

However, shortfalls in clean energy investments persist, the IEA said, noting that “if China is excluded, then the amount being invested in clean energy each year in [EMDEs] has remained flat since the Paris Agreement was concluded in 2015”. C is to remain achievable. .

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