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African climate summit seeks to shift focus to finance from floods, famine

An aerial view of Garamba forest in Haute Uele region of northeastern Congo February 21, 2009. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly//File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NAIROBI, Aug 31 (Reuters)...

Exclusive: Banks vote to limit accounting of emissions in bond and stock sales

World10 months ago

Exclusive: Banks vote to limit accounting of emissions in bond and stock sales

Banks back accounting for 33% of capital market-linked emissions Environmental advocates push for 100% attribution PCAF board expected to back the 33% weighting, ending delays LONDON,...

More than $2 bln committed at UK-US climate finance forum

Finance10 months ago

More than $2 bln committed at UK-US climate finance forum

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) – Finance leaders, companies and philanthropies have committed more than $2 billion to help finance efforts to reduce carbon emissions and boost...

Breakingviews – El Nino will brew up potent new economic storm

World10 months ago

Breakingviews – El Nino will brew up potent new economic storm

MELBOURNE, July 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Just when you thought it was safe to hope interest rates might soon peak, along comes more bad news. It...

Development banks can boost lending by $200 bln – Paris summit

Finance11 months ago

Development banks can boost lending by $200 bln – Paris summit

[1/2]French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Alliance for Entrepreneurship thematic, as part of the New Global Financial Pact Summit at the Palais Brongniart in Paris,...

Leaders head to Paris to give impetus for new global finance agenda

Finance11 months ago

Leaders head to Paris to give impetus for new global finance agenda

[1/2]Activists with Glasgow Actions Team and 350.org hold a floating “invisible banner” that will appear to transform the Eiffel Tower into a wind turbine to welcome...

Montana youth ask judge for historic order in climate trial

Montana11 months ago

Montana youth ask judge for historic order in climate trial

Youth say Montana’s policies exacerbate the climate crisis State says Montana can’t be blamed for a global problem June 20 (Reuters) – A lawyer for 16...

Macron’s Paris summit seeks new life for global finance agenda

Finance11 months ago

Macron’s Paris summit seeks new life for global finance agenda

PARIS, June 20 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a summit on Thursday and Friday to pin down a roadmap for easing the debt burdens...

Jamaican finance minister sees interest in regional Caribbean catastrophe bond

Finance11 months ago

Jamaican finance minister sees interest in regional Caribbean catastrophe bond

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 15 (Reuters) – Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke said he is seeing “definite interest” from other Caribbean countries to join in issuing a...

Biden vetoes bill that would negate EPA heavy truck pollution cuts

World11 months ago

Biden vetoes bill that would negate EPA heavy truck pollution cuts

[1/2] A truck engine is tested for pollution exiting its exhaust pipe near the Mexican-U.S. border in Otay Mesa, California September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo...