This year saw another steady stream of UN-backed reports reinforcing a stark message: man-made climate change is an urgent and even existential threat to life on Earth. Will the international community’s efforts to tackle the crisis, as seen at the COP26 UN Climate Conference, result in meaningful action?
MoreTackling climate change will require major social, economic and technological changes, many of which are costly and will require large investments.
MoreAsian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa in a call today with Agence Française de Développement Group (AFD) Chief Executive Officer Rémy Rioux reaffirmed the importance of collaboration between the two institutions, particularly on key issues such as climate change and aspirations for COP26.
MoreThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Harry Boyd-Carpenter as Managing Director, Green Economy and Climate Action, a key position for the Bank’s delivery of its goal to become a majority green bank by 2025.
MoreLate last year, the EBRD launched the world’s first climate resilience bond and became one of a handful of institutions to issue a green transition bond.
MoreIn a year that has cast darkness upon many, the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards, announced on Tuesday, shone a light on the positive action that many across the globe are taking, to combat climate change.
MoreAmazon deforestation continues at record levels. Massive fires have ravaged the world’s largest rainforest.
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