Challenging the trade-off misconception between adaptation and mitigation
Adaptation solutions are seeing increased demand following the LA wildfires
Mitigation
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COP29: Leaders urged to ‘pick up pace’ on climate finance decisions as summit enters final days
COP29 presidency predicts ‘a breakthrough’ but others say diverging views indicate limited momentum to reach a consensus
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Covid-19 recovery spending could negatively impact climate adaptation
A missed opportunity to ‘Build Back Better’
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COP28: Calls to rapidly scale adaptation finance to plug up to $366bn annual gap
Loss and damage fund ‘no replacement’ for adaptation finance
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Absence of loss-mitigation capital slows blended finance progress
UAE should establish funding initiatives where countries partner with private institutional savers
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Schroders calls for adaptation in apparel companies
Extreme flooding and heatwaves pose material risks for brands, retailers and investors
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ESG changed my mind on… mitigation vs adaptation
EQ Investors’ Victoria Hasler asks, as extreme weather events become more frequent, should we be focusing more on adaptation and resilience?
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Three things investors should watch out for at COP28
‘I am finding it hard to convey optimism this year but let’s judge the conference on its outcomes’
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COP process is ‘too little too late bureaucratic sluggishness’
Incorporating climate philanthropy into investment may create more impact
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JPMAM’s Wu: ‘Start thinking about adaptation now’
There are many misconceptions around adaptation, says the global head of sustainable investing
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IPCC: ‘Sufficient capital’ to close climate funding gaps but barriers remain
Latest report finds finance lacking but says key solutions already exist
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IPCC: Fossil fuel funding outstrips adaptation and mitigation combined
Latest report finds finance lacking but says key solutions already exist