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UNEP FI Risk Centre Bridges Theory and Practice

Chris Hall

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative’s (UNEP FI) has opened a new risk centre centralising its resources on climate and nature risks, aiming to help members better identify and manage the ones that are financially material. In addition, a knowledge hub will share resources on assessing risks. “By

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Fusion the Positive Choice for Climate Impact

Chris Hall

The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has previously called on multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and private investors to collaborate more to increase the flow of capital to climate adaptation and mitigation projects in EMDEs. Steady momentum .

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Take Five: Sticking Point

Chris Hall

Paul Nowak, the Trades Union Congress General Secretary, said: “While families across Britain have struggled to pay their bills, energy companies have been allowed to laugh all the way to the bank.” Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP said that climate policies are “ far behind ” what is needed to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C,

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‘Transnational Exchange’ Influencing Climate Litigation Outcomes

Chris Hall

As global temperatures rise, escalating climate-related risks, the volume of climate litigation cases has more than doubled in the past five years – from 884 in 2017 to 2,180 in 2022.