A list of research by GGKP Partner: SOAS centre for sustainable finance

New brief out from the Green Finance Institute on facilitating a green recovery in the UK, with investments by the UK National Infrastructure Bank in key sectors -- the built environment, clean energy, transport, and more! For instance, the report notes that "there are nature-based projects that have the ability to attract significant private capital if the Government acts as a co-investor or provides first loss guarantees particularly within sustainable and regenerative agriculture and sustainable forestry – both sectors which could provide water and carbon sequestration."

The Asian Development Bank released a new: Climate Risk Country Profile: Viet Nam Report

WMO: Siberian heatwave put 2020 among three hottest years on record

Temperatures reached 38C in Siberia, leading to wildfires and increased melting of the sea ice and putting 2020 on course for 1.2C warming globally

Carney calls for ‘$100bn a year’ global carbon offset market

Demand expected to grow as more companies and countries try to reach emissions targets

WMO's latest #StateofClimate Report shows that 2020 is on track to be one of three warmest years on record

Read these 8 actions that could cut CO2 by 60 % in the buildings sector compared to a baseline scenario – and the key to making it happen is circular economy.

Nigeria pledges to provide the appropriate legal framework for implementing the Paris climate change agreement

As you delve into carbon offsets, you can quickly find yourself inundated with a new vocabulary. There are four key terms to know: additionality; permanence (or durability); buffer pool; and leakage. These are more than just industry lingo. They are how high-quality offsets are differentiated from lower-quality ones.

Congrats to Grenada on submitting its second NDC!! ??