In late April 2026, Colombia and the Netherlands will host a dynamic coalition of countries, civic organizations, researchers and businesses that will collectively plan the implementation of the world’s transition away from energy based on oil, gas and coal. A plurilateral initiative arising from last year’s COP 30 in Brazil, the Santa Marta conference will…(Read more)
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Equinor Backs Ørsted on Wind Power
On September 1, 2025, Equinor, the Norwegian multinational energy company, invested nearly USD 1 billion in Ørsted, the Danish wind energy firm. The Equinor investment is a vote of confidence in Ørsted which has faced challenges from the opposition of the US administration to renewable energy. The injection of new capital will enable Ørsted to…(Read more)
New Report Published on Community-Based Research
The Unesco Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education held jointly by Budd Hall at the University of Victoria, Canada, and Rajesh Tandon at PRIA in New Delhi, has published its annual report for 2024-2025. Through its DECODE project, the Chair and its partners produced six case studies “exploring how communities are…(Read more)
Replicating Gender Incentives in Climate Finance
E. T. Jackson and Associates President Ted Jackson, with Teddy Samy and Katie Turner, argue in Next Billion that in uncertain times, it is essential to double down on what works. And we know that gender incentives in climate finance work. Even a small reduction in the interest rates on loans to companies building large-scale…(Read more)
Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker Identifies $160B in Private Investments
In early November 2023, The Circulate Initiative, a US non-profit, published the key global findings of its Plastics Circularity Investment Tracker, an online tool for investors. For the period 2018-2023, the tracker identified 3,700 investment deals around the world and USD 160 B worth of investments in upstream and downstream products and services, including materials,…(Read more)
China-Singapore Green Finance Task Force
In climate finance for the global transition to clean energy, one of the most significant events of 2023 has been the establishment of the China-Singapore Green Finance Task Force. The group is chaired by Dr. Ma Jun, Chair of the China Green Finance Committee, and Ms. Gillian Tan, Assistant Managing Director and Chief Sustainability Officer…(Read more)