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Capital Flows not Supporting Nature Commitments

Chris Hall

“Investors and companies are increasingly setting climate and nature targets, but once those are in place, they need to be thinking more about how to redirect capital [in line with these goals],” Ivo Mulder , Head of the Climate Finance Unit at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), told ESG Investor. trillion in 2022.

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Take-off for the Net Zero Transition  

Chris Hall

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

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Finance Majors Invest in “Cleaner, Greener” Farming

Chris Hall

Regenerative agriculture. million hectares in assets under management, will upgrade its zero deforestation policies by 2023, while Signature will move all of its African farm holdings to regenerative agricultural principles by 2030. Nuveen, with 1.2 Ultimately, a lot of food issues are coming together.”.

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A World of Opportunity

Chris Hall

As net zero strategies are taking shape and being implemented, governments , investors and companies are enlisting the natural world in the battle to combat the most catastrophic effects of climate change. In December, COP15 underlined the international consensus that limiting global warming to 1.5°C

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From Wild West to Law of the Jungle

Chris Hall

million metric tonnes of CO2 within their roots, trunks and soil every year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). However, a lack of regulation, transparency and governance means that EMs choosing to incorporate VCMs into their climate strategies are exposing themselves to a number of potential risks. .