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Carbon Direct Capital Vice Chairwoman Nili Gilbert Named to Barron’s 2024 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance List for Second Consecutive Year

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måndag, mars 18, 2024
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Carbon Direct Capital today announced Vice Chairwoman Nili Gilbert’s inclusion on Barron’s 2024 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list for the second consecutive year.

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  • Carbon Direct Capital today announced Vice Chairwoman Nili Gilbert’s inclusion on Barron’s 2024 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list for the second consecutive year.
  • The list celebrates women transforming the financial services industry by paving a new way for the future with inventive measures and decisive action.
  • “Finance supports the whole global economy, and therefore, it’s a critical cornerstone in helping us to address climate change,” stated Ms. Gilbert.
  • For more information on Barron’s 2024 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list, please visit: https://www.barrons.com/women-in-finance .

Business as usual: bank climate commitments, lending, and engagement

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tisdag, april 2, 2024
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    BNP Paribas Asset Management leads the way to accelerate Net Zero ambitions in partnership with NYC Comptroller’s Office and Climate & Nature Solutions

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    torsdag, mars 7, 2024
    Professional Services, Environment, Sustainability, Finance, Climate Change, Banking, GFANZ, Investment, City, Thought, Brad Lander, Hope, Learning, Development, Carbon, Climate change, Climate, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Ambition, Flood, Comptroller, Wildfire, Renewable energy

    This is why the investors featured in the BNP Paribas Asset Management Accelerating Net Zero Ambition report are taking action to address climate risk as financial risk.

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    • This is why the investors featured in the BNP Paribas Asset Management Accelerating Net Zero Ambition report are taking action to address climate risk as financial risk.
    • This joint initiative aims to provide clear guidance to the institutional investment community, to reposition their portfolios for sustainable growth.
    • For the investors managing trillions in capital which have committed to net zero, this will not be an easy undertaking.
    • This report defines clear recommendations with real case studies of investors who have taken ambitious actions towards net zero.

    GLOBAL CENTRE LAUNCHED TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE FINANCE

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    måndag, december 4, 2023
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    Pioneering new Global Climate Finance Centre in Abu Dhabi to accelerate global climate finance and market design, delivering COP28 legacy

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    • Pioneering new Global Climate Finance Centre in Abu Dhabi to accelerate global climate finance and market design, delivering COP28 legacy
      New knowledge hub to house world-leading research, advisory and skills academy to pioneer new forms of climate finance and establish Abu Dhabi as a leading global marketplace
      Nine global founding members confirm membership including ADGM, ADQ, BlackRock, CIFF, GFANZ, HSBC, Masdar, Ninety One, and the World Bank Group
      DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abu Dhabi will host a pioneering Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC), that will accelerate the development of climate finance frameworks and skills, and champion best practices in the UAE and globally.
    • The announcement of the GCFC coincides with another landmark climate finance development, the launch of ALTÉRRA, a US$30 billion catalytic climate vehicle that will drive forward international efforts to create a fairer climate finance system with an emphasis on improving access to funding for the Global South.
    • CIFF is pleased to be partnering with the Global Climate Finance Centre, which can bring transparency and ambition to investors' transition finance targets and delivery and align that capital with NDCs."
    • The UAE has the capital, the capability and the ambition to serve as a global climate finance hub.

    GLOBAL CENTRE LAUNCHED TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE FINANCE

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    måndag, december 4, 2023
    Climate change, HSBC, Global stocktake, UN, Investment, Chairperson, Research, Emirate, Growth, Development, GCFC, COP, Sustainable finance, Policy, ESG, School, Disclosure, GFANZ, Organization, ADQ, Multimedia, Innovation, Financial centre, Economic development, System, Partnership, Paris Agreement, BlackRock, World Bank Group, Developed country, COP28, Special edition, Private sector, Abu Dhabi Global Market, Environment, Thought, Renewable energy, Cryptocurrency, Online shopping, Masdar

    Pioneering new Global Climate Finance Centre in Abu Dhabi to accelerate global climate finance and market design, delivering COP28 legacy

    Key Points: 
    • Pioneering new Global Climate Finance Centre in Abu Dhabi to accelerate global climate finance and market design, delivering COP28 legacy
      New knowledge hub to house world-leading research, advisory and skills academy to pioneer new forms of climate finance and establish Abu Dhabi as a leading global marketplace
      Nine global founding members confirm membership including ADGM, ADQ, BlackRock, CIFF, GFANZ, HSBC, Masdar, Ninety One, and the World Bank Group
      DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abu Dhabi will host a pioneering Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC), that will accelerate the development of climate finance frameworks and skills, and champion best practices in the UAE and globally.
    • The announcement of the GCFC coincides with another landmark climate finance development, the launch of ALTÉRRA, a US$30 billion catalytic climate vehicle that will drive forward international efforts to create a fairer climate finance system with an emphasis on improving access to funding for the Global South.
    • CIFF is pleased to be partnering with the Global Climate Finance Centre, which can bring transparency and ambition to investors' transition finance targets and delivery and align that capital with NDCs."
    • The UAE has the capital, the capability and the ambition to serve as a global climate finance hub.

    Countries, Companies Signal Support for Energy Transition Accelerator

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    söndag, december 3, 2023
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    "The Energy Transition Accelerator brings a market-based solution to the table, in turn unlocking billions of dollars for clean energy.

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    • "The Energy Transition Accelerator brings a market-based solution to the table, in turn unlocking billions of dollars for clean energy.
    • EDF is proud to have developed the Just Transition Framework for the Energy Transition Accelerator, guiding it toward a holistic approach with justice and equity at its core."
    • "The Energy Transition Accelerator can make a vital contribution to this transition by mobilizing a new source of climate finance, serving to bring together companies and others seeking to buy high-quality carbon credits with developing countries that are poised to invest.
    • The Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, and The Rockefeller Foundation are collaborating for the purpose of developing the Energy Transition Accelerator as an independent initiative.

    METI will hold GGX x TCFD Summit

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    onsdag, september 27, 2023
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    HATAKEYAMA Yojiro (Director-General, Industrial Science, Technology and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

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    • HATAKEYAMA Yojiro (Director-General, Industrial Science, Technology and Environment Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
      What efforts are needed towards creating a "Green Market" to accelerate industrial decarbonization, focusing on the creation of demand?
    • What is the potential of the idea of "avoided emissions" to evaluate a company's contribution to decarbonization of the society as a whole by providing solutions?
    • How can disclosure promote transition finance?
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    ENERGY TRANSITION ACCELERATOR AND WORLD BANK ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION TO SCALE UP CLEAN ENERGY FINANCE

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    tisdag, september 19, 2023
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    NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Bank today announced a strategic collaboration between the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) and the World Bank to mobilize finance to support just, accelerated energy transitions in developing countries.

    Key Points: 
    • NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Bank today announced a strategic collaboration between the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) and the World Bank to mobilize finance to support just, accelerated energy transitions in developing countries.
    • The strategic collaboration between ETA and SCALE, announced at a Climate Week event hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation, aims to leverage the strengths of each initiative to mobilize finance for effective energy transitions.
    • The United States, the first contributor to SCALE, will work with the World Bank to enlist other contributors.
    • "The Energy Transition Accelerator and the World Bank's SCALE initiative each bring vital tools to this effort.

    KBRA Releases Research – The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ): Two Years Later

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    fredag, augusti 4, 2023
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    KBRA releases research that examines the criticisms surrounding the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

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    • KBRA releases research that examines the criticisms surrounding the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
    • The report discusses the GFANZ and Race to Zero partnership, greenwashing, and antitrust concerns, notable membership departures, and the path forward for climate alliances.
    • One of the largest groups to form is known as the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), an international initiative designed to mobilize the finance sector’s commitment toward achieving global net zero emissions by 2050.
    • Some banks and financial institutions have filed complaints, claiming certain targets that the alliance promised were unrealistic and proposed without consultation.

    COP28 Presidency releases ambitious, inclusive plan to fast-track the energy transition and supercharge climate finance

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    torsdag, juli 13, 2023
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    COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber outlines an action plan focused on fast-tracking the energy transition, fixing climate finance, focusing on adaptation to protect lives and livelihoods, and underpinning everything with full inclusivity.

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    • COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber outlines an action plan focused on fast-tracking the energy transition, fixing climate finance, focusing on adaptation to protect lives and livelihoods, and underpinning everything with full inclusivity.
    • The plan triples renewable energy capacity, doubles energy efficiency and doubles hydrogen production to 180M tons per year by 2030.
    • In his speech, Dr. Al Jaber outlined a wide-ranging plan for COP28 that focuses on four pillars: fast-tracking the energy transition, fixing climate finance, focusing on adaptation to protect lives and livelihoods, and underpinning everything with full inclusivity.
    • As mandated by the Paris Climate Agreement, COP28 UAE will deliver the first ever Global Stocktake – a comprehensive evaluation of progress against climate goals.