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IN recent years, many of the world’s biggest banks have published reports chronicling the vast sums they say they’re channeling into environmental and social activities. Now, senior people inside the industry are raising questions about those statements. Banks including Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings Plc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan…

If you do not have evidence that we have violated someone’s rights or committed an act of vandalism, then all accusations against us without evidence are lies and discrimination on national and racial grounds. I am Russian, I have been the developer...

CNN  —  Tens of thousands of people are heading to Dubai in early December for COP28, the annual international climate summit convened by the United Nations.

Sacramento, CA | December 4, 2023 — Blue Forest, a conservation finance non-profit, in partnership with World Resources Institute (WRI), USDA Forest

French Montana is following the steps of the YSL attorneys and giving meaning to a name commonly associated with his rap brand.

India has already committed to achieving 50% of its cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. In the run-up to COP28, power minister RK Singh said the goal is ‘aspirational and dependent on each country’s national circumstances’

Michigan got a little fortunate, but was sure to make it count.

A tool to help NGOs with documenting carbon projects was showcased globally at COP28 on Dec 2. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DUBAI (December 2, 2023) — Today at COP28, an Expert Group convened by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (WRI) launched the Integrity Matters for Cities, States, and Regions report outlining fit-for-purpose recommendations for local, state and regional governments to ensure the credibility, accountability and transparency of their climate and sustainability commitments. 

DUBAI (December 2, 2023) - On the second day of COP28 in Dubai, ministers Marina Silva and Fernando Haddad, together with ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, announced the launch of the 'Tropical Forests Forever' fund, a financial instrument for payment for standing forests, with contributions from countries with sovereign wealth funds, among other investors.