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UK Green Taxonomy Shelved as Transition Plans Take Centre Stage

On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury published its response confirming it will no longer pursue a UK green taxonomy – a classification system to define which economic activities could be considered environmentally sustainable (the...more

Hogan Lovells

Transition Focus: 2024 in Review – transition finance and transition planning developments in the UK and Europe

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We review 2024 developments and thought leadership in transition planning and transition finance. We reflect on the progress made in 2024 following the Transition Plan Taskforce’s publication of its Disclosure Framework in...more

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Financial Stability Board analytical framework and toolkit to assess climate-related vulnerabilities

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The Financial Stability Board published a report containing a framework and analytical toolkit to assess climate-related vulnerabilities. The report introduces an analytical framework that the FSB will use to trace how...more

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U.S. Treasury Publishes Principles for Net-Zero Financing and Investment by Financial Institutions

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The September 2023 publication by the U.S. Treasury Department of its Principles for Net-Zero Financing and Investment ("Principles") marks the first time a major U.S. government agency has provided guidance to the financial...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Treasury Unveils Principles to Guide Financial Institutions’ Net-Zero Commitments

On September 19, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department introduced nine guiding principles for private sector financial institutions that have made net-zero commitments. The principles are intended to highlight and encourage the...more

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Science Based Targets Initiative Sets 2022 Action Plan

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Market participants can expect the initiative’s proposals to offer guidance on setting targets for emissions reduction and decarbonisation. On 12 January 2021, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) published its...more

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What Does the Glasgow Climate Pact Mean for Canada?

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Following two weeks of negotiations between delegates from 197 countries, on Friday, November 13, 2021, COP26 concluded in Glasgow, Scotland, culminating in the release of the final COP26 decision, now known as the Glasgow...more

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COP26: Business gets serious about climate change

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As COP26 gets under way this week, it’s heartening to note that increasingly,corporates and investors are stepping forward to play their part in fighting climate change. If we are to keep a temperature rise of 1.5 degrees...more

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Poseidon Principles Report Highlights Sustainability Reporting Focus in Global Marine Finance

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The Poseidon Principles Association, a group of major marine shipping banks, released its first Annual Disclosure Report in December 2020. This report discloses the "climate alignment score" of fifteen banks' ship finance...more

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