South America
NZI with Atharva: looking back at COP30 - where to next?
Atharva Deshmukh discusses the highlights of COP30 with Sung-Ah Kyun, associate director and head of policy, research and partnerships at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Antonina Scheer, deputy director, policy at TPI Global Climate Transition Centre at the LSE.
Bilateral Article 6 agreements are vital to scale up SAF
Ahead of COP30, Maria Del Mar Whittaker, chief corporate responsibility officer at Latin America’s Abra Group, says bilateral Article 6 agreements are key to scaling up sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)
Itaú Unibanco, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America top financiers of Amazon disruption
Global lenders have provided more than $2bn (£1.6bn) in financing for new oil and gas projects in the Amazon so far this year, with Brazilian and US banks emerging as key backers, while many European lenders have scaled back their involvement
Barbados completes debt-for-climate swap to address water shortages
The government of Barbados has successfully completed its first debt-for-climate swap aimed at making the island nation more resilient to climate change
How to manage deforestation risk
Deforestation is not only terrible for climate and biodiversity, but also poses financial risk to investors
Stranded assets: The trillion-dollar decommissioning challenge
The cost of decommissioning stranded assets could be as high as $8 trillion across conventional and renewable energy sources, new research suggests
How to invest in blended finance
Net Zero Investor outlines the main challenges and opportunities for institutional investors
G20 in the spotlight over carbon subsidies
The world’s leading economies are in the firing line for their record subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, despite last year’s commitment to the 1.5 target
UK Stewardship stocktake: Engagement in emerging markets
UK investors exchange ideas and experience on stewardship in emerging markets