Some of the UK’s most well-known landmarks could be at risk from the impacts of extreme weather in future unless action is taken, according to a new report by leading insurer, Aviva. Aviva’s third Building Future Communities report brings together the latest data to outline the risks that homes could face from multiple climate threats by 2050 … Continue reading UK’s iconic landmarks at risk from climate change by 2050, according to new repor
Category: climate finance
Climate finance on shaky ground: miscounting, mislabeling and the cost for developing nations
Shannon Gibson, Professor of Environmental Studies, Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, writes on The Conversation website about how climate finance so far has rested on a shaky foundation of fuzzy accounting, one where funding for airports, hotels and even ice cream stores is being counted as climate … Continue reading Climate finance on shaky ground: miscounting, mislabeling and the cost for developing nations
“Indigenous peoples are on the vanguard of climate action”
In an article on The Conversation website, Danilo Urzedo, Research fellow, The University of Western Australia; Oliver Tester, Indigenous Liaison Manager, Curtin University; and Stephen van Leeuwen, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Plant Biology, The University of Western Australia write about the impact of indigenous peoples at the just closed COP30 climate conference. Finally, … Continue reading “Indigenous peoples are on the vanguard of climate action”
Green finance or greenwash? Why science isn’t always making finance sustainable
In an article on The Conversation website, Maud Borie, Senior Lecturer in Environment, Science & Society, King's College London and Sarah Bracking, Professor of Climate and Society, King's College London caution that “green” finance is not always what it is meant to be. What are your views? Why ‘green’ finance isn’t always as sustainable … Continue reading Green finance or greenwash? Why science isn’t always making finance sustainable
Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025
Bill Gates marked his 70th birthday on October 28 “by lobbing a hand grenade into the global climate finance debate, just as governments prepare to convene for the COP30 summit in Brazil, in the words of a Financial Times newsletter this week. Bill Gates said: “I urge everyone at COP30 to ask … is the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, November 2-3, 2025
“Behind every transaction lies a financial system that quietly shapes not only our economy but also – less visibly – our planet”
In an article on The Conversation website, Styliani Panetsidou, Assistant Professor of Finance, Coventry University and Angelos Synapis, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance, Centre for Resilient Business and Society, Coventry University help us understand how banks operate, what they finance and how transparent they are intersect with climate realities. How banks affect the … Continue reading “Behind every transaction lies a financial system that quietly shapes not only our economy but also – less visibly – our planet”
New UNEP report updates the cost of adaptation finance needed in developing countries
Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, UNEP’s 2025 Adaptation Gap Report: Running on Empty finds that a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk. In 2021, rich countries vowed to spend more to help poor countries adapt to warming. That goal is unlikely … Continue reading New UNEP report updates the cost of adaptation finance needed in developing countries
EIB Investment Survey 2025 – European Union overview
The European Investment Bank’s EIB Investment Survey is conducted annually and includes data from approximately 13 000 firms in all EU Member States plus a sample from the United States. The survey provides information on firm characteristics and performance, past investment activities and future plans, sources of finance and the financing issues businesses face. Key … Continue reading EIB Investment Survey 2025 – European Union overview
World’s largest oil, gas companies involved in under 1.5 % renewable energy projects
Despite public promises by many fossil fuel firms that they are investing in the green transition, it turns out that they have made little contribution to the growth of renewable energy. In an article on the New Scientist website, Chris Stokel-Walker discusses how leading oil and gas companies have investment in renewables. Top 250 … Continue reading World’s largest oil, gas companies involved in under 1.5 % renewable energy projects
Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025
Extreme weather and climate change caused more financial damage in Europe between 2020 and 2023 than it did in the whole preceding decade, the Financial Times reports. “The average annual economic losses in the EU associated with increasingly intense heat, floods and other extreme weather amounted to €44.5bn between 2020 and 2023, two and a … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, October 5-6, 2025
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