(IN BRIEF) BBVA and Garanti BBVA used New York Climate Week to highlight the need for global climate finance to move from target-setting toward implementation ahead of COP31 in Antalya. Senior executives including Javier Rodríguez Soler, Mahmut Akten, Sinem Edige … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Spain, Türkiye
Tagged adaptation plans, agriculture, Antalya, Antoni Ballabriga, bankable projects, BBVA, BBVA and Garanti BBVA Showcase Turkey’s Sustainable Investment Potential Ahead of COP31 in Antalya, BBVA Calls for Faster Climate Finance Implementation Ahead of COP31 During New York Climate Week, BBVA Focuses on Moving Climate Finance from Targets to Investment at New York Climate Week, biodiversity, carbon pricing, circular economy, clean energy, climate finance, climate investment, climate policy, Climate Week NYC, COP31, currency risk, development finance, EBRD, EFSE, electrification, energy transition, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Fund for Southeast Europe, European value chains, financing costs, Garanti BBVA, GGF, Global Banking Partner of COP31, Green for Growth Fund, guarantees, infrastructure constraints, Javier Rodríguez Soler, low-carbon investment, Mahmut Akten, MIGA, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, New York Climate Week, Project Finance, regulatory uncertainty, renewable energy, resilient cities, resilient infrastructure, risk-sharing, scalable projects, Sinem Edige, streamlined permitting, Sustainable Finance, sustainable investment, transition finance, transition plans, Turkey, Turkey Investment Conference, Türkiye, UN Climate Summit 2026, UN Global Compact Leaders Summit
(IN BRIEF) BBVA Research is urging COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, to move international climate policy from commitments toward measurable implementation, arguing that the success of the summit should be judged by concrete policies, investable projects, financing arrangements, accountability and verifiable … Read the full press release
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(IN BRIEF) A study led by the Paul Scherrer Institute finds that Switzerland could significantly reduce its reliance on imported gas by expanding the use of domestically produced biomethane derived from biomass such as wood waste, sewage sludge, and green … Read the full press release
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Tagged biogas, Biomass, biomethane, Christian Bauer, climate policy, Energy Independence, energy transition, gas imports, methanation, Paul Scherrer Institute, Power-to-X, renewable gas, Study Highlights Potential for Domestic Biomethane to Reduce Switzerland Dependence on Imported Gas, sustainable energy, Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Swiss Research Shows Biomass Could Supply Significant Share of Future Gas Demand and Support Energy Transition, Switzerland energy, Tilman Schildhauer, Verenum AG, wood gasification
(IN BRIEF) A new research project at the University of St.Gallen, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, will investigate how changes in aviation taxation could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Switzerland. Running from 2025 to 2028, the study … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, News, Politics, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged airline fuel tax, Andreas Wittmer, aviation emissions, aviation sector, climate change, climate policy, CO2 reduction, environmental taxation, fiscal policy, Giedre Lideikyte Huber, HSG, international tax law, OECD Model Tax Convention, Peter Huber, Pigouvian tax, SNSF, sustainable aviation, Swiss emissions, Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland, University of St.Gallen
PARIS, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Danone today announced that it has committed to a new climate policy targeting zero net carbon emissions within its full scope, i.e. direct and shared scope of responsibility. To achieve this target, Danone will co-create … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Food & Beverage, France
Tagged climate policy, Danone, Pascal De Petrini, zero net carbon emissions
MEPs have today reaffirmed their support for an ambitious climate and energy policy and their commitment to renewable energy by supporting three binding 2030 targets for renewables, greenhouse gas reductions and energy efficiency. Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Members of the … Read the full press release
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Tagged 2030 renewables target, climate policy, Energy Policy, European Parliament, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, fossil fuel import savings, greenhouse gas target, MEPs, renewable energy, Stephane Bourgeois
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IPCC Invites Governments and Experts to Review Second Draft of 2027 SLCF Methodology Report
(IN BRIEF) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has opened registration for experts to review the Second-Order Draft of the 2027 Methodology Report on Inventories for Short-Lived Climate Forcers, which will undergo Government and Expert Review from 31 August … Read the full press release →
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