Nobel-winning stock market theory used to help save coral reefs

Portfolio selection rules on evaluating risk used to pick 50 reefs as ‘arks’ best able to survive climate crisis and revive coral elsewhere

OPINION: Carbon markets are booming. Here’s how to ensure they work

As companies and governments move toward net-zero emissions goals, demand for offsets will soar - but they need integrity to work

Wall Street’s $22 Trillion Carbon Time Bomb

It’s not just the moral imperative of dumping fossil-fuel producers anymore. Now it’s a matter of financial health.

GFLP International Conference: Financing Net Zero and Nature Positive Future

From 16 to 17 December 2021, the Global Green Finance Leadership Program (GFLP) is hosting GFLP International Conference: Financing Net Zero and Nature Positive Future, co-hosted by Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability and UK PACT.

This two-day conference is intended to invite experts to exchange ideas and discuss topics on Role of Green and Sustainable Finance, Climate Disclosure and Other Approaches in Climate and Nature-Related Risk Management, Financial Product Innovation for Sustainability, and Carbon Accounting for Financial Institutions.

The right capital in the right place at the right time can take climate impact beyond ‘net zero’

"In many markets, it doesn’t take much to tip the balance towards net zero. Small shifts can have big ripple effects, spurring a country to turn decisively away from current high-carbon energy."

Almost half of all energy-related CO2 emissions in G20 economies are now covered by a carbon price, as several countries introduced or extended carbon taxes or emissions trading systems in the last few years.

More needs to be done using the full range of policy tools, if countries are to match their long-term climate ambitions with outcomes, according to a new OECD report.

The multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), have agreed to step up their efforts towards the protection, restoration and sustainable use of nature.

In a joint statement signed at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow, the institutions state that “progress on global sustainable development, climate and biodiversity goals cannot be achieved without addressing the direct and indirect drivers of nature loss and transforming the way in which we value, use, conserve and share the benefits from nature”.

EBRD Supports Small Businesses in West Bank and Gaza

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the West Bank and Gaza with a US$3 million SME credit line to Vitas Plaestine, a microfinance institution.

MSMEs in the West Bank and Gaza represent a substantial segment of the economy and supporting their access to finance is now more important than ever, particularly to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19.

Why climate disclosures alone will not move markets

Transparency on climate risks is important, but it will not divert capital away from fossil fuels without big structural changes to the financial system