How the IMF can transform for net zero
This year, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s 2024 annual Spring meetings fell on the 80th anniversary…
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Polly Bindman
@pollybindman
Polly Bindman is a senior data journalist and sustainable finance reporter based in London. She is also a contributing writer for the New Statesman, and previously worked at Capital Monitor. Contact Polly at: polly.bindman [at] globaldata.com
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Weekly data: majority of insurers lack robust net-zero targets
A new report from the shareholder advocacy group ShareAction underscores the failure of the insurance industry to take climate change…
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Daily Chart: Germany massively underestimates its coal mining emissions
A new study from the think tank Ember suggests that Germany is massively underestimating its emissions from coal mining. According…
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Daily Chart: G20 spends three-times as much on fossil fuels as clean power
On average between 2020 and 2022, G20 countries channelled more than three-times as much public finance towards fossil fuels compared…
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Daily Chart: renewables investment half of what is needed for net zero
Annual renewables investment is currently half of what is needed to reach net zero, finds a new report from French…
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Daily Chart: top 10 companies responsible for 40% of historic emissions
Just ten single entities including oil majors Shell and ExxonMobil are responsible for 40% of historic fossil fuel CO₂ emissions,…
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Daily Chart: Tesla’s quarterly deliveries tumble from record high
This week electric vehicle (EV) trailblazer Tesla reported a sharp dip in quarterly sales, sparking concern of a global slowdown…
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Shell returns to The Hague to appeal historic climate ruling
On Tuesday, representatives of oil major Shell once again took on climate activists at The Hague, as the company's lawyers…
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An ambitious plan for Great British Energy
On Monday, Labour leader Keir Starmer doubled down on his commitment to establish a new, publicly owned clean energy company…
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Citigroup follows JPMorgan by agreeing to disclose green financing ratio
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has secured a second win after major US bank Citigroup followed in the footsteps…