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Bangladesh Launches Biodiversity Finance Initiative to Bridge Nature Funding Gap

Bangladesh Launches Biodiversity Finance Initiative to Bridge Nature Funding Gap

Key Impact Points: Bangladesh Commits to Nature Finance Through BIOFIN Programme Bangladesh has launched the Umbrella Programme to Support Development of Biodiversity Finance Plans, a major national step to close the biodiversity finance gap and advance sustainable development. The initiative forms part of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN)—a UNDP-led global

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Oxy and ADNOC Group Target $500M DAC Deal to Boost U.S. Climate Tech

Oxy and ADNOC Group Target $500M DAC Deal to Boost U.S. Climate Tech

Key Impact Points: Joint Venture Targets Large-Scale Carbon Removal Occidental and ADNOC’s investment arm, XRG, have signed a Strategic DAC Framework Agreement to explore a joint venture to build a Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility in South Texas. The project would be developed by Occidental subsidiary 1PointFive. XRG is considering

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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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Biodiversity Funding Gap Still Looms Despite Tech Giants’ Push for Nature-Based Carbon Credits

Biodiversity Funding Gap Still Looms Despite Tech Giants’ Push for Nature-Based Carbon Credits

Key Impact Points: As corporations ramp up investment in nature-based solutions to meet climate goals, a persistent financing gap threatens progress on biodiversity protection, according to experts at DC Climate Week. The discussion echoes findings from a 2020 UNEP report, which estimated an annual $700 billion shortfall in biodiversity financing.

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Green Economy

What’s Driving (and Disrupting) Green Investment in 2025 – Insights from LSEG’s Latest Report

LSEG’s 2025 report reveals that the green economy has entered its next phase of growth — surpassing $7.9 trillion despite short-term volatility. Navigating Volatility in the Green Economy The London Stock Exchange Group’s 2025 report, Investing in the Green Economy: Navigating Volatility and Disruption, reveals that the green economy has

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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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The Business Case for a Sustainable Blue Economy

The Business Case for a Sustainable Blue Economy

Key Impact Points: Ocean Economy: Vast Value, Growing Vulnerability The ocean economy underpins vital global industries—from maritime shipping, which carries 80% of global trade, to undersea fibre-optic cables that transmit 95% of international data. According to projections, ocean-based industries could generate more than $3 trillion annually by 2030. Yet the

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