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Banks Must Radically Change Climate Perspective

Chris Hall

Around 90% of EU banks are exposed to climate transition risks, recent analysis from the ECB shows. Banks globally are increasingly feeling two-pronged pressure from regulators and investors to up their climate ambition and stop financing fossil fuels.

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Businesses and investors need to roll up their sleeves and join the race to revive biodiversity

Corporate Knights

Unlike the climate crisis that led to the signing of the Paris Agreement , biodiversity loss has received little attention until now. We need to encourage more targeted investments in nature-positive solutions that reverse biodiversity loss. However, the risks from biodiversity loss are enormous.

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Taking the Heat Out of COP27

Chris Hall

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. .