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The Climate Action Tracker today released a new analysis of progress across 16 countries in fossil gas, coal and renewable power, showing a mixed bag of progress with some signs of hope.

This memo contains a Q&A reaction with the authors of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM), on the extent to which Samsung’ 2023 Sustainability Report released on 30th June represent an improvement on its climate strategy.

This memo contains a Q&A reaction with the authors of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM), on the meaning of Apple’s new announcement and the extent to which this represents any significant development of the company’s climate strategy.

Passive investing is on the rise, but retail investors should be aware of the differences in the way asset managers handle corporate stewardship and choose an asset manager that aligns with their values to ensure that passively invested capital is not supporting carbon-intensive business models. Passive investing is on the rise (see Figure 1) for good reason. With low costs and well-diversified options like Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), it is no wonder that many investors are turning to passive investment products. However, as more and more investors jump on the passive bandwagon, it is...

In our document " A guide to climate contributions: Taking responsibility for emissions without offsetting" we aim to help address a growing demand for guidance on how companies can take responsibility for their emissions by contributing to climate action and the overarching global goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement. To address in more details some of the most frequently asked questions on climate contributions and our guidance document we set up this FAQ page. Please click on individual questions to expand or collapse and see the respective answers. What is a climate contribution? Climate...

The climate agenda under Spain's recently started Council Presidency and the EU’s climate leadership face uncertainty due to snap elections that could produce a hung Spanish parliament or see right-wing parties gain power.

An immediate halt to new oil and gas investments and a phase-out of production should be the focus of the COP28 climate summit this year, as the sector is acting like there's a goldrush, not a climate crisis, the Climate Action Tracker warned in its latest briefing.

In this blog we explore whether the approaches in the World Bank sector notes are sufficient to avoid financial flows that conflict with the Paris Agreement.

In this blog, we look at the exposure of major Southeast Asian economies to CBAM in its likely future form and apply an economic model (CLIMTRADE) to appraise several broader considerations that may arise from distortions to global trade flows.

Background and summary: At COP 26 in Glasgow in 2021, Germany signed a pledge to end international finance of fossil fuels by the end of 2022, except in limited and clearly defined circumstances that are consistent with a 1.5°C warming limit and the goals of the Paris Agreement. Under the 2022 German Presidency, G7 leaders’ communiqué echoed the spirit of the Glasgow commitment. While the communiqué recognizes the exceptional circumstances stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it stresses that any temporary publicly supported investment must still be “ consistent with our climate...

The climate strategies of 24 of the worlds’ largest ‘climate leader’ companies are wholly insufficient and mired by ambiguity. These are the findings of the 2023 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor, conducted by NewClimate Institute in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch.

The authors of the 2023 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor share their perspectives on questions related to the analysis, and its implications.

This blog discusses the issues with corporate net-zero pledges and existing voluntary initiatives

Feeding the world while staying within planetary boundaries and keeping global warming within 1.5°C is a growing challenge where development finance institutions have a key role to play. Far from a contradiction, climate action in agriculture is essential to reaching development goals.

For possible future investments in fossil energy projects abroad, Germany must make it clear that and how it will comply with climate targets - both Germany's and the EU's national climate protection targets and the global 1.5°C target.