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Analysis of 35 large banks found that, by and large, they are unable to convey their overall climate progress. Many report on their climate-friendly investments, but few offer the full picture by also reporting their financing of activities that add emissions, too.
Most people blame consumers for the 1.3 billion tons of trash the world generates every year. The reality is that there are more systemic issues at play.
Wetlands, forests and other green spaces are the original water infrastructure. For the first time, they can now be financed through bonds – just like other built infrastructure such as treatment plants and dams.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia — a key figure in India’s shift to a sustained, high-growth path — delivers a major public lecture describing the opportunities and challenges in the country’s transition to a high-efficiency, low-carbon economy.
