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Sustainable finance

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3 Mar 2023: EU negotiators agree on rules defining European green bonds

24 Feb 2023: ‘We have no time to lose’: Ban Ki-moon criticises climate finance delays

23 Feb 2023: India set to push for green World Bank reforms at G20

17 Feb 2023: Climate transition plans for banks: EU legislators on a razor’s edge

27 Jan 2023: Just 7% of global banks’ energy financing goes to renewables, new data shows

17 Jan 2023: Banks still investing heavily in fossil fuels despite net zero pledges – study

29 Nov 2022: New transparency rules a ‘gamechanger’ for European green finance

28 Nov 2022: Here’s how to get private finance into climate action

13 Oct 2022: US, Germany back ‘fundamental reform’ of World Bank to scale climate finance

4 Oct 2022: Philippines raises minimum renewable energy capacity to 2.5% in power mix

3 Oct 2022: World Bank criticised over climate crisis spending

16 Sep 2022: Five priorities for a meaningful post-2025 climate finance target

13 Sep 2022: You can’t stock-pick your way out of environmental collapse, superannuation boss warns

26 Aug 2022: India's climate entrepreneurs are struggling to finance their future

22 Jul 2022: Massachusetts set to enable citizens to give climate finance to vulnerable nations

17 Jun 2022: Bank group accused of exploiting loopholes and ‘greenwashing’ in climate pledge

5 May 2022: EU body sets out draft sustainability disclosure standards

3 May 2022: Going green? Chinese policy banks’ changing role in global energy development

12 Apr 2022: World Bank condemned by watchdog for helping finance Philippines coal boom

1 Apr 2022: Big banks failing to quit fossil fuel, despite climate pledges

11 Mar 2022: Rich countries close in on $100B pledge for international climate finance

17 Feb 2022: As the AIIB reviews its energy strategy, will it finally go fossil free?

4 Feb 2022: Indian village banks on tree mortgages in bid to go carbon-neutral

24 Jan 2022: £262bn investor says it will target bosses who fail on climate or human rights

20 Jan 2022: BlackRock’s Larry Fink: climate policies are about profits, not being ‘woke’

16 Nov 2021: Finance must combat climate change - or else

5 Nov 2021: Banks are still financing fossil fuels – while signing up to net zero pledges

29 Oct 2021: EU climate and infrastructure agency eyes end of fossil fuel projects

28 Oct 2021: European Investment Bank to end all loans to oil and gas firms

21 Oct 2021: New Zealand passes climate change disclosure laws for financial firms in world first

21 Oct 2021: Hedge fund billionaire calls for higher capital requirements for fossil fuel financing

12 Oct 2021: Dispute grips Green Climate Fund over net zero condition for accessing finance

23 Sep 2021: World leaders at UN urged to end public finance to fossil fuels

13 Sep 2021: Harvard University to end investment in fossil fuels

2 Sep 2021: Ofgem unlocks £450m network technology innovation fund to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero

31 Aug 2021: Singapore exchange proposes mandatory climate-related disclosures

26 Aug 2021: Joe Biden can seal a breakthrough deal to end global public finance for fossil fuels

13 Jul 2021: BlackRock CEO calls for stronger climate finance plan at G20 meet

8 Jul 2021: ECB ramps up its role in tacking climate change

24 Jun 2021: EU watchdog tells banks to have a 10-year climate plan

15 Jun 2021: EU, US eye ‘Green Technology Alliance’ at Brussels summit

11 Jun 2021: G7: why major economies are delaying a break with the fossil fuel industry.

11 Jun 2021: Asian Development Bank no longer to support coal

11 Jun 2021: Fashion label Chanel invests $25 million in new climate adaptation fund

10 Jun 2021: Leading investors urge governments to end support for fossil fuels

8 Jun 2021: New investor club pushes Asian electric utilities to slash emissions

7 Jun 2021: G7 finance policies are urgently needed to achieve net-zero goals

7 Jun 2021: Republicans pledge allegiance to fossil fuels like it’s still the 1950s

7 Jun 2021: G7 agree on ‘historic steps’ to make climate reporting mandatory

27 May 2021: Exxon loses board seats to activist hedge fund in landmark climate vote

25 May 2021: British banks finance 805m tonnes of CO2 production a year

10 May 2021: Asian Development Bank to end coal, oil and gas financing -draft statement

20 Apr 2021: The EIB needs to support the transformation of EU mobility, not undermine it

30 Mar 2021: Green investing 'is definitely not going to work’, says ex-BlackRock executive

29 Mar 2021: One fifth of the world’s largest companies have set net zero targets

22 Mar 2021: New EU reporting requirements will force firms to ‘get serious’

22 Mar 2021: Investors urge Europe to prioritise climate in agriculture reform

22 Mar 2021: Fossil fuel polluters are the new tobacco

18 Mar 2021: 'Green' funds shown to herd less, cutting climate shock risk - EU watchdog

16 Mar 2021: Unleashing the climate market

15 Mar 2021: Green Climate Fund whistleblowers urge US to take its money elsewhere – until ‘toxic’ workplace is fixed

15 Mar 2021: Coal-backing Japanese bank bids for Green Climate Fund partnership

11 Mar 2021: EU prepares to turn the screw on asset managers over greenwashing

11 Mar 2021: France urges common U.S.-EU green finance rules after Kerry talks

1 Mar 2021: Banks in EU should publish yardstick of ‘green’ activity, says watchdog

1 Mar 2021: Spanish energy companies to carry the torch for renewable deals

1 Mar 2021: British insurer Aviva sets out net zero 2040 climate strategy

25 Feb 2021: Show us the plan: Investors push companies to come clean on climate

18 Feb 2021: Finance ministers have to be green in today's world, says OECD head

11 Jan 2021: Africa's leap to clean energy seen needing policy change, investment

11 Jan 2021: World Bank to invest $5 bln in 11 African countries

15 Dec 2020: Europe's banks have a way to go on sustainability - BlackRock study

26 Nov 2020: EU ombudsman criticises BlackRock contract

17 Sep 2020: BlackRock votes against 49 companies for lack of climate crisis progress

8 Sep 2020: Luxembourg raises 1.5 bln euros in Europe's first 'sustainability' government bond

Coal exit

14 Mar 2023: Can Colombia's green energy plan succeed without fossil fuel cash?

13 Mar 2023: Vietnam’s energy transition deal is a ‘black box’, partner warns

7 Mar 2023: EU rewrites climate diplomacy deal to resolve nuclear sticking point

3 Mar 2023: Chinese provinces push for coal and clean energy

28 Feb 2023: Confusion surrounds China’s energy policies as GDP and climate goals clash

27 Feb 2023: War in Ukraine has not increased EU fossil fuel consumption

17 Feb 2023: Study: IPCC asks emerging countries to drop coal faster than rich nations did

16 Feb 2023: Analysis: Contradictory coal data clouds China’s CO2 emissions ‘rebound’ in 2022

31 Jan 2023: Renewables overtook gas in power generation for first time in 2022: study

30 Jan 2023: The time to scale-up energy storage in southeastern Europe is now

27 Jan 2023: South Africa’s women need the energy transition to work for them

27 Jan 2023: With Russian gas gone, coal makes EU comeback as ‘traditional fuel’

23 Dec 2022: Vietnam struggles to quit coal as renewable energy faces hurdles

19 Dec 2022: EU coal consumption, production to temporarily increase – then fall

13 Dec 2022: Children of India's burning coalfields dream of a fire-free future

8 Nov 2022: Poland to slow coal phase-out process, maintain 2049 end-date

7 Nov 2022: South Africa pitches $84bn plan to shift from coal to clean energy

27 Oct 2022: Climate fund approves plan to speed up coal retirement in Indonesia

6 Oct 2022: ‘Reckless’ coal firms plan climate-busting expansion, study finds

23 Sep 2022: China’s no new coal power overseas pledge, one year on

13 Sep 2022: Indian coal hub juggles need for jobs with hope for greener future

9 Sep 2022: US: Remember that coal surge last year? Yeah, it’s over

21 Jul 2022: China’s move to increase coal supplies won’t affect decarbonisation

12 Jul 2022: Energy crisis ‘mess’ causes headache for coal regions’ transition

5 Jul 2022: Proposed plants in Indonesia, Bangladesh scrapped as Japan scales back coal funding

14 Jun 2022: Western Australia to become coal-free by 2030 with Muja power station to be shut down

31 May 2022: Australia urged to quickly ditch coal to meet new climate goals

12 Apr 2022: As Japan sanctions Russian coal, it is high time to kick the habit altogether

15 Mar 2022: At global energy conference, oil and gas industry leaders argue for fossil fuels’ future in the energy transition

7 Mar 2022: India's first social plan for closed coal hubs aims for 'honourable' lives

3 Mar 2022: Will closing Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station early really cost thousands of jobs?

22 Feb 2022: Why is a tech billionaire trying to buy Australia’s dirtiest energy company AGL?

18 Feb 2022: Australia’s biggest coal plant to close in 2025, seven years early

7 Feb 2022: China’s pledge to end overseas coal support yields mixed results in Serbia and Bosnia

3 Feb 2022: Activists demand stop to Japan-funded coal plant in climate-vulnerable Bangladesh

1 Feb 2022: Non-fossil fuels forecast to be 50% of China's power capacity in 2022

31 Jan 2022: Vietnam targets net zero, but struggles to break coal dependence

25 Jan 2022: Asia's emissions-reduction plan for the world

25 Jan 2022: Global aid deals to end coal urged to prioritise workers, transparency

10 Dec 2021: Cutting out coal: what does a just transition look like?

10 Dec 2021: Australia’s coal-fired power plants likely to shut almost three times faster than expected, report suggests

3 Dec 2021: Half of global coal companies continue to develop new assets

26 Nov 2021: S.Africa will only accept $8.5 bln green energy deal on good terms, president says

25 Nov 2021: India ‘cannot escape’ coal phasedown, top coal ministry official says

25 Nov 2021: Next German government aims for coal exit in 2030

23 Nov 2021: Portugal's power production goes coal-free long before deadline

18 Nov 2021: ANALYSIS-Coal power stand at COP26 climate talks lends India time to transition

18 Nov 2021: Down in a hole: Bosnia miners fear green revolution

4 Nov 2021: New funding for poor nations' coal exit needs better planning for workers

4 Nov 2021: COP26: 190 nations, regions and organisations commit to major coal power and financing phase-outs

29 Oct 2021: Cambodia can secure reliable electricity without new coal

28 Oct 2021: EU to launch COP26 project with South Africa to speed up coal exit

25 Oct 2021: Asian Development Bank plans to buy out and retire coal plants

21 Oct 2021: Joe Manchin leads opposition to Biden’s climate bill, backed by support from oil, gas and coal

18 Oct 2021: China, coal and COP26: can the world’s biggest emitter give up its dirty habit?

7 Oct 2021: Countries are wasting money on energy sources they already know are history

30 Sep 2021: Joe Manchin, America’s climate decider-in-chief, is a coal baron

27 Sep 2021: Australian PM refuses to commit to phasing out fossil fuels

24 Sep 2021: Poland refuses to close disputed coal mine despite EU court penalty

20 Sep 2021: Indonesia clings to coal despite green vision for economy

17 Sep 2021: UK climate envoy to visit South Africa to discuss helping shift from coal

9 Sep 2021: 'Tiger on my farm': Indian coal mining hub brings new dangers for villagers

29 Jul 2021: Coal country cleanup: Biden plan sketches out possible future for former miners

29 Jul 2021: G20 climate and energy ministers split over coal exit

28 Jun 2021: Bangladesh scraps plans to build 10 coal-fired power plants

28 Jun 2021: The EU must tell the world it will power past coal by 2030

18 Jun 2021: More China coal investments overseas cancelled than commissioned since 2017 - research

14 Jun 2021: G7 agrees to end new gov't support for coal power by end of 2021

8 Jun 2021: Lack of coal phase-out commitments in Eastern Europe jeopardises just transition

8 Jun 2021: Lack of coal phase-out commitments in Eastern Europe jeopardises just transition

4 Jun 2021: Romania commits to phase out coal by 2032

4 Jun 2021: State vs private: Europe’s mismatched transition out of coal

18 May 2021: Household solar uptake meant demand on Australia’s grid in summer peak fell to five-year low

17 May 2021: Merkel rejects bringing forward Germany's exit from coal

29 Apr 2021: Global alliance for phasing out coal not fit for purpose, says NGO

26 Apr 2021: Greece confirms last coal plant will be shut in 2025

22 Apr 2021: S.Africa's Nedbank aims zero exposure to fossil fuels by 2045

22 Apr 2021: Poland seeks to nationalise coal plants so firms can finance green investments

8 Apr 2021: Japan set to raise ambition of 2030 climate goal

29 Mar 2021: Renewables plus batteries offer Australia the same energy security as coal, research finds

29 Mar 2021: China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020 - study

25 Mar 2021: Europe halfway towards closing all coal power plants by 2030

15 Mar 2021: Green jobs in Cumbria could far surpass posts in coalmine, report says

8 Mar 2021: China makes no shift away from coal in five-year plan as it ‘crawls’ to carbon neutrality

5 Mar 2021: Hungary brings coal exit forward by five years, to 2025

4 Mar 2021: EU countries approve green transition fund, look to challenges ahead

4 Mar 2021: How private equity squeezes cash from the dying US coal industry

25 Feb 2021: Bangladesh scraps nine coal power plants as overseas finance dries up

25 Feb 2021: Pakistan faces an unexpected dilemma: too much electricity

15 Feb 2021: Mexico was once a climate leader – now it's betting big on coal

8 Feb 2021: Coal-fired power took a beating during the pandemic, study finds

1 Feb 2021: World needs to kick its coal habit to start green recovery, says IEA head

22 Jan 2021: West Poland subregion aims to be first in the country to hit net zero

19 Jan 2021: Czech health minister backs coal mining phase-out ‘as soon as possible’

18 Jan 2021: 2020: The year that coal power took a hit

14 Jan 2021: BlackRock holds $85bn in coal despite pledge to sell fossil fuel shares

22 Dec 2020: IEA: Coal expected to rebound in 2021, future of coal will be decided in Asia

21 Dec 2020: Shift in Chinese energy investments set to help Greece reach climate targets

17 Dec 2020: Pakistan signals coal power exit, in potential model for China’s belt and road

7 Dec 2020: Czechs eyes coal phase-out by 2038

3 Dec 2020: China’s environment ministry floats ‘ban’ on coal power investment abroad

3 Dec 2020: While coal premiums soar, insurance groups still supports oil and gas

26 Nov 2020: Brussels approves German hard coal exit tender

13 Nov 2020: Almost half of thermal coal firms set to defy climate pledge – report

12 Nov 2020: Why India should keep coal out of its infrastructure story

12 Nov 2020: Renewable energy defies Covid-19 to hit record growth in 2020

9 Nov 2020: S.African investors exit local coal project on climate concerns

29 Oct 2020: Philippines announces moratorium on new coal power

26 Oct 2020: Japan's net zero by 2050 pledge another warning to Australia on fossil fuels, analysts say

22 Oct 2020: Poland’s largest utility announces pivot from coal to renewables

19 Oct 2020: Bulgaria calls for EU help to phase out coal

19 Oct 2020: EU funds drive rethink in East Europe on climate, says Timmermans

5 Oct 2020: EU climate target of -55% would mean near-exit from coal in 2030 – experts

1 Oct 2020: Poland’s coal remains king, but renewables gain

28 Sep 2020: Poland agrees to shut coal mines by 2049

24 Sep 2020: 5 burning questions about China’s carbon neutrality pledge

11 Sep 2020: Poland to accelerate coal phase-out, spend billions on renewable and nuclear energy

31 Aug 2020: Coal mine protests in Germany and Poland highlight phase-out challenges

31 Aug 2020: Germany begins allocating €40 billion to coal regions to start phase-out

28 Aug 2020: Poland’s planned energy restructuring set to hasten coal demise

23 Jul 2020: Poland bails out coal, yet wins access to EU climate funds

25 Jun 2020: EU countries agree their green transition fund will not pay for move to nuclear or fossil gas

25 Jun 2020: German cabinet approves final ‘Coal Phase-out Act’

9 Jun 2020: How to replace coal power with renewables in developing countries

4 Jun 2020: The Just Transition Fund must reward climate ambition

2 Jun 2020: U.S. EPA moves to curb state powers to deny permits for energy projects

25 May 2020: ‘Not appropriate’: Uniper seeks compensation for Dutch coal phase-out

18 May 2020: Coal industry will never recover after coronavirus pandemic, say experts

12 May 2020: Coronavirus lockdown speeds India’s shift from coal to solar power

28 Apr 2020: JBIC becomes third Japanese bank in a month to signal move away from coal

28 Apr 2020: Ayala’s energy arm to divest from coal: Will other Filipino power companies follow suit?

27 Apr 2020: No more loopholes: HSBC closes door on new coal projects

27 Apr 2020: It’s a galloping goodbye to Europe’s coal

23 Apr 2020: Sweden adds name to growing list of coal-free states in Europe

30 Mar 2020: Coal exit will benefit health, wealth and nature

10 Mar 2020: Global CO2 emissions from power sector fell 2% last year - study

3 Mar 2020: Challenging Bulgarian coal plants’ new waste burning obsession

20 Feb 2020: North Macedonia wins EU praise for pioneering coal-to-solar shift

11 Feb 2020: Campaigners urge African Union to stop fossil fuel proliferation on continent

30 Jan 2020: India's pollution regulator ponders coal plant penalties

30 Jan 2020: What will Germany’s coal phase-out mean for the EU carbon market?

27 Jan 2020: HSBC exits Vinh Tan 3 coal power project in Vietnam

23 Jan 2020: Germany’s new coal phase-out plan upsets country’s Coal Commission

21 Jan 2020: Boris Johnson announces ban on foreign aid for coal mines and power stations

20 Jan 2020: Germany’s new coal phase-out plan: Lots of money, little climate ambition

16 Jan 2020: New Cumbria coalmine 'incompatible' with climate crisis goals

16 Jan 2020: Merkel, state leaders agree terms of brown coal exit

16 Jan 2020: EU plans ditching carbon cost refund for seven industrial sectors

8 Jan 2020: UK reaches milestone with zero carbon electricity surpassing fossil fuels in 2019

8 Jan 2020: Barclays pressured by shareholders to cut fossil fuel financing

8 Jan 2020: London, New York mayors urge cities to divest from fossil fuels

19 Dec 2019: Standard Chartered Bank pulls out of three coal projects in Southeast Asia

2 Dec 2019: Coal power becoming 'uninsurable' as firms refuse cover

22 Feb 2019: Germany urged to stand firm on coal phase-out

31 Jan 2019: Analysis: How far would Germany’s 2038 coal phaseout breach Paris climate goals?

31 Jan 2019: Germany can end coal power much earlier than 2038

29 Jan 2019: What’s in the German coal commission’s final report?