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4 May 22
A Local Government Pension Scheme pool hopes its new sustainable investment fund will help protect its portfolio from climate change risk.
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20 Apr 22
The need to improve the energy efficiency of social housing is clear – but the means of funding it is not.
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8 Apr 22
A Local Government Pension Scheme pool that handles assets for 11 local government pension schemes has launched a second series of its private markets programme, including a distinct climate-related...
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1 Apr 22
Borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has helped one council to fund energy efficiency measures.
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2 Mar 22
Now is the time for the public sector to fully embrace green purchasing approaches.
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28 Feb 22
An expert explains impact investing and how public sector investors can use it to achieve social goals – and healthy returns
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10 Feb 22
A behind-the-scenes process to tweak how GDP is calculated could blunt the measure’s ability to harm the environment, says author Ehsan Masood.
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26 Jan 22
A county council is set to begin releasing details about its carbon emissions together with its annual budget in order to monitor its impact on the environment.
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11 Jan 22
Manchester City Council has proposed spending up to £39m to invest in renewable energy, to contribute towards its net zero ambitions.
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11 Jan 22
Deals at the UN climate summit could see government funds lever in more private finance for green projects, according to experts.
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3 Dec 21
Investing in energy clocks could help cities to slash both their emissions and utility bills, says Olamide Oguntoye from the Tony Blair Foundation.
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23 Nov 21
The government will fund direct flights from London to Cornwall and Scotland for two years in a bid to fuel tourism and make business travel easier.
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19 Nov 21
The Office for National Statistics is helping drive forward international efforts to help governments go ‘beyond GDP’ in measuring human progress, says Richard Heys.
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8 Nov 21
Meeting net-zero targets will require tens of trillions in funding – governments face tough choices over how to raise the necessary sums.
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5 Nov 21
As Glasgow hosts COP26, council leader Susan Aitken is seeking to lure green investors to the city.
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31 Oct 21
Loans from the Public Works Loan Board helped one UK local authority reduce climate emissions in schools.
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21 Oct 21
The UK government has raised £6bn from its second green bond issue, bringing the total so far to £16bn.
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20 Oct 21
The government has said it will set up a new ‘local net zero forum’ to support councils in contributing to the national ambition of reaching net zero emissions.
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20 Oct 21
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces the 13th edition of PF Perspectives, which features 10 essays covering the financial impacts of meeting UN net zero targets.
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20 Oct 21
Public finance can play a key role in driving forward the transformation needed to avert dangerous climate change.
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20 Oct 21
Paying for measures to reach net zero requires revenue-raising mechanisms which do not hit the poorest hardest
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20 Oct 21
Meeting net zero goals requires prioritising changes to transport systems above improvements to vehicle technology
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20 Oct 21
Government spending must find a better balance between measures to slow carbon emissions and those aimed at adapting to climate change.
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20 Oct 21
The City of Toronto in Canada has embedded an understanding of the costs of climate change into its policymaking and financial planning processes
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20 Oct 21
Central government can only meet its net zero targets by giving local authorities the financial tools to tackle climate change.