Tag: Climate Change
Earth Day: 2022 marks watershed for climate change
Climate change will now rise above 1.5°C but the launch of global verification of green infrastructure, and fast-rises in renewable energy and sustainable finance offer hope
Carbon Trust seeks bids for 16 offshore wind R&D projects
UK's Carbon Trust has launched the first of 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year, with more to follow this month.
AfDB: Green Banks have €3tn opportunity in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has assembled experts to share perspectives on how the climate finance gap can be filled.
IDB launches $1bn sustainable development bond
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) upgraded its five-year $500m global sustainable development bond to $1bn under its new framework.
IPCC: Exceeding 1.5°C climate rise now seems ‘inevitable’
Last decade saw the highest ever global greenhouse gas emissions. Radical change now needed to bring global temperatures back down quickly when they rise beyond targeted 1.5°C.
AIIB makes funding more affordable for developing nations
Creation of a Special Fund Window will make financing more affordable to less developed members alongside ongoing support for modern infrastructure investment.
OECD launches Blue Dot prototype
Industry leaders and governments launch certification for infrastructure project sustainability. But what is Blue Dot and will it work?
Mike Haigh: “Infrastructure must redefine value”
As sustainability reshapes infrastructure from all directions, we talk with Mott MacDonald group executive chair, Mike Haigh (MH), about how industry can respond right.
CHINCA’s Fang Qiuchen: “Sustainable infrastructure leads the way”
China International Contractors Association Chairman writes for Infrastructure Global about how sustainable infrastructure has now become the common language.
CDB and CCRIF plan Caribbean regional risk conference
Leaders from the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, The World Bank, Swiss Re, and the University of the West Indies to come together on April 6 and 7.
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