Real efforts have been made, and recent lines on the chart do go in the right direction. But what if they are wobbles, not turns.
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When up to 3.5 million small businesses go green, this will benefit South Africa’s environment and help the businesses survive in a changing climate.
While Africa and Latin America have dominated these deals, Asia has lagged behind with just 13% of total global ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps.
If the benefit of long-term social projects to tackle climate change is heavily discounted, the investment appears less attractive.
The model – based on justice and social responsibility – is not just for Muslim investors.
Green finance hinges on causing a minimal environmental disruption but tension in Greenland is building.
Four essentials are crucial for establishing scientifically credible nature markets.
Where risk rises, returns have to rise too. Where ecosystems are protected, financing becomes cheaper.
The EU’s new carbon tax is reshaping global trade – and starting to influence what people buy and how much they pay for it.
It’s ten years since a seminal speech triggered a rush into green finance. What happened to those early hopes?
Could arms manufacturers soon become an everyday investment in ESG funds?
At its most basic level, sciencewashing entails using the vocabulary of science, and borrowing its authority, to claim sustainability outcomes.
Climate change is undermining insurance markets, especially for the households that need coverage most.
There are several psychological tendencies that explain why we find it so hard to break up with our bank.
Key climate finance terms explained by experts.
African countries must start manufacturing their own renewable energy systems. Green industrialisation will boost the continent’s economic development.
Smaller firms struggle to get the finance they need to become greener – but new partnerships between governments and banks could be part of the solution.
Green bonds aren’t a new idea. But the government’s decision could help further integrate sustainability into all forms of lending.
Markets are increasingly siding with investment choices that prioritise environmental sustainability, social commitment and ethical and transparent corporate governance.
Details of the US$8.5billion funding South Africa is set to receive to support the move to a just transition and a climate resilient economy haven’t been made public yet. Here’s what’s clear so far.
Top contributors
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Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Exeter
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Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics, Loughborough University
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Associate Professor of Finance, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
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Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Manchester
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Global Climate Governance, University of Hamburg
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Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Loughborough University
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Dean and Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Nature Finance, University of Oxford
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science, University of Reading
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Professor in Finance, University of Stirling
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PhD Candidate, Aston University
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Profesor Asociado en el Área de Finanzas. Colaboradora del Observatorio del Ahorro Familiar de Fundación Mutualidad Abogacía y Fundación IE, IE University