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Rinnovabili • Climate banking alliances
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UN-backed banking alliance walks away from 1.5°C target

The UN’s climate banking alliance drops the 1.5°C goal, signaling a softer approach to net zero. Keyword: climate banking alliances

Rinnovabili • esg fund taxonomy boosts investments by 8.9 percent
Finance
Funds with esg labels draw 8.9%…

Use of ESG fund taxonomy increases investor interest, especially in UCITS. But…

Rinnovabili • EU taxonomy simplification could weaken sustainable finance framework
Finance
EU taxonomy simplification could weaken sustainable…

The proposed changes under the Omnibus package risk increasing the misalignment between…


Rinnovabili • European banks are ignoring the risks of plastic pollution
Finance
European banks are ignoring the risks of plastic pollution

Plastic pollution is absent in 93% of official policies from Europe's top banks, raising concerns over…

Rinnovabili • EU taxonomy: green investments surge 34% in 2023, driven by renewables
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The EU taxonomy drives green investments: 34% increase in 2023

Investments in enabling technologies aligned with the EU taxonomy grew by 40% in one year. Hard-to-abate…

Rinnovabili • Greenwashing risk: Consob calls for collective actions against companies
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Greenwashing risk: Consob calls for collective actions against companies

EU sustainable finance rules lack standardization, exposing investors to misleading claims. Consob urges stronger consumer protections…

Rinnovabili • U.S.-China tariffs escalate: trade war intensifies as Europe weighs its response
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U.S.-China tariffs escalate: trade war intensifies as Europe weighs its response

U.S.-China tariffs intensify as Beijing retaliates with new export restrictions on rare earths like tungsten. How…

Rinnovabili • Climate Finance: 10 Super Levers to Unlock $210 Billion
Finance
10 “Super Levers” to Unlock $210 Billion in Climate Finance Now

A report by the Climate Vulnerable Forum V20 and the Bridgetown Initiative reveals that adopting 10…

Rinnovabili • Assessing Climate Risks: FSB Proposes New Metrics
Finance
Assessing Climate Risks: FSB proposes new metrics

FSB outlines new metrics to assess climate risks, aiming to mitigate systemic financial vulnerabilities caused by…

Rinnovabili • Sustainable Finance: New EU Rules Challenge Climate Bank
Finance
EU Climate Bank Faces Sustainability Challenge Under New Rules

The European Investment Bank warns that new EU green finance rules could reduce its sustainability rating…

Rinnovabili • G20 Rio climate finance: towards an agreement, a boost for COP29
Finance
The G20 in Rio could unlock climate finance at COP29

The draft final agreement of the G20 finds a compromise between wealthier countries and developing nations…

Rinnovabili • Sustainable finance: a new guide aligned with the UN SDGs
Finance
A new compass for sustainable finance aligned with the United Nations’ 2030…

The network led by JP Morgan and Natixis banks has published the final version of the…

Rinnovabili • Immediately triple global investments in renewables, a gap of 3.8 TW is at risk by 2030
Finance
Immediately triple global investments in renewables, a gap of 3.8 TW is…

Irena updates estimates on the clean energy trajectory toward the goals set for COP28. Only solar…

Rinnovabili • Record climate finance, $43 billion from the World Bank
Finance
Record climate finance, $43 billion from the World Bank

In the last fiscal year, the institution led by Ajay Banga nearly achieved the most ambitious…

Rinnovabili • COP29 Negotiations
Finance
COP29 Negotiations: A Climate Finance Deadlock Persists

Reaching an agreement on climate finance is becoming increasingly difficult at the COP29 negotiations. The latest…