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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Does Asia Need a Unified ESG Taxonomy?

Chris Hall

Sustainable bond issuance in Asia ex-Japan rose to a record US$85 billion in 2021, according to Refinitiv data, and the market is expected to almost double in 2022, and quadruple by 2025. . Conditions are also “ripe”, as a Moody’s report asserts, for the increased issuance of sovereign sustainable bonds in the region. .

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More Relief than Regret as Montreal Fails to Make it Mandatory

Chris Hall

The GBF’s Goal D, on implementation, contained an unambiguous commitment to aligning public and private financial flows to its overall objectives, with supporting language in the enabling targets, analogous to the Paris Agreement clauses that put climate change on the global agenda in 2015. “We billion by 2025.

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The Future of Climate Investing

3BL Media

She cited the massive growth of ESG initiatives as a great achievement but was wary of the lack of democratized data that can clearly define certain ESG investments as sustainable. While there is still a long way to go to meet the Paris agreement, Free ended the panel with a simple blueprint to reach it.

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China’s Transition Woes  

Chris Hall

As a result of increased coal use and investment, China could miss several climate targets it has set for 2025 unless drastic action is taken soon, the CREA has warned. The government has also announced coordinated efforts to reduce carbon emissions, control pollution, expand green initiatives and promote growth.