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What Is Blue Finance? How a $24 Trillion Ocean Market Is Beginning to Make Waves

What Is Blue Finance? How a $24 Trillion Ocean Market Is Beginning to Make Waves

The ocean economy—sometimes called the blue economy—is vast, undervalued, and under threat. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates the global ocean’s asset value at $24.2 trillion, though that figure is likely conservative, with ecosystem services like carbon sequestration and coastal protection notoriously difficult to quantify. But this liquid goldmine faces

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TNFD releases “Asking Better Questions on Nature” for board directors

TNFD Launches Nature Governance Guide for Board Directors with Global Partners

Key Impact Points: TNFD Unveils First Board-Level Nature Governance Guide The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released its first “Asking Better Questions on Nature” guide to help board directors integrate nature into decision-making processes. Developed in collaboration with Chapter Zero, Competent Boards, the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative

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Amir Dossal

SDG News Announces Appointment of Amir Dossal as Chairman

New York, New York — May 16, 2025 – SDG News, the emerging global media platform dedicated to informing, inspiring, and accelerating progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), today announced the appointment of Amir Dossal as Chairman. The announcement comes as SDG News serves as the Official

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Microsoft’s Massive Nature-Based Carbon Deal Sets New Climate Benchmark

Microsoft Commits to 18 Million Tonnes of Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits in Landmark Deal with Rubicon Carbon

Key Impact Points: Rubicon Carbon has signed a landmark framework agreement with Microsoft to supply 18 million tonnes of high-quality nature-based carbon removal credits. Announced May 15, 2025, this marks one of the most significant single-corporate purchases in the voluntary carbon market. Each transaction in the agreement will be structured

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Weaker Climate Rules May Heat Up Market Volatility

Weaker Climate Rules May Heat Up Market Volatility

Key Impact Points: Basel Retreat from Mandatory Climate Standards Sparks Concern Global financial watchdogs have scaled back their climate oversight ambitions. At its latest meeting in Basel, Switzerland, the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) approved a pivot for the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision—favoring voluntary

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House Republicans Plan to Eliminate EV Tax Credit and Accelerate Clean Energy Incentive Phaseouts

House Republicans Plan to Eliminate EV Tax Credit and Accelerate Clean Energy Incentive Phaseouts

Key Impact Points: Republicans propose rollback of Biden-era clean energy incentives House Republicans released draft legislation Monday proposing to eliminate or phase out several key clean energy tax credits to help fund an extension of former President Donald Trump’s tax cuts. The proposal targets credits enacted under President Biden’s Inflation

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