The transition to net zero will not happen without emissions reductions in high-emitting and hard-to-abate sectors. Yet credible transition finance that can both meet stakeholder expectations of real economy emissions reductions and satisfy banks’ internal…
Setting climate targets to reduce financed emissions is now the norm for most of the banking sector. And, for the over 40 founding signatories to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, April marks the deadline to…
The journey towards a more sustainable steel sector has reached a new milestone with the publication of the first Sustainable STEEL Principles (SSP) Annual Report. A joint effort led by RMI in…
If we are to decarbonize the aviation industry at the speed required, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) must grow from 0.1 percent of global jet fuel to 10 percent by 2030, implying building 300 SAF plants…
A new type of carbon credit for the global energy transition could work. Here’s how.
In a landmark report published earlier this month, the European Central Bank (ECB) analyzed how the portfolios of 95 Euro-area banks (who together provide 75 percent of Euro-area lending) align with global climate goals.
COP28 brought a renewed focus on transition finance. Here’s how major banks are looking at the road ahead.
It is our hope and expectation that 2024 can be a catalytic year for transition-related activity in the finance sector, with financial institutions, governments, and corporations all stepping up to contribute to real-economy transition despite…
Light, strong, and highly recyclable, aluminum is essential to technologies that are driving the energy transition.
After analyzing different transition finance frameworks, we outline three key areas of debate that need to be addressed to find a common definition.
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