The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association’s (UKSIF’s) institutional investor members were surveyed in November 2025 to gauge the investment community’s experience and use of sustainability data from investee companies and wider assets. Sustainability data – specifically the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information that companies and assets disclose – is increasingly crucial for financial markets.
Category: Climate
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Commission takes measures to transition Europe to a circular economy
The European Commission has unveiled a first set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe's transition to a circular economy, with a particular focus on the plastics sector. The Commission says that by optimising the recycling of plastics, these measures will further unlock the potential of the Single Market and enhance the EU's economic security, strategic autonomy, competitiveness and environmental sustainability.
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World Weather Attribution: was 2025 a bad year for extreme weather?
Every December, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) asks: was it a bad year for extreme weather? And each year, the answer becomes more unequivocal: yes. Fossil fuel emissions continue to rise, driving global temperatures upward and fuelling increasingly destructive climate extremes across every continent. Although 2025 was slightly cooler than 2024 globally, it was still far hotter than almost any other year on record and the impacts of this hotness were unmistakable.
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Researchers say global warming could trigger the next ice age
A missing feedback in earth’s carbon cycle could cause global warming to overshoot into an ice age, say researchers at University of California - Riverside. As the planet warms, nutrient-rich runoff fuels plankton blooms that bury huge amounts of carbon in the ocean. In low-oxygen conditions, this process can spiral out of control, cooling earth far beyond its original state. While this won’t save us from modern climate change, it may explain earth’s most extreme ancient ice ages.
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New funds to unlock millions for frontline environmental action
A new package of $67m has been approved by the Global Environment Facility to help nations take frontline action on biodiversity loss, pollution and a rapidly warming planet. With UNDP’s support, the funding will be channelled to nine projects targeting some of the world’s most fragile ecosystems and climate-vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa.
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New regional hub to strengthen climate action in Hindu Kush
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has launched the Hindu Kush Himalaya Regional Climate Action Transparency Hub. The launch builds on a three-year memorandum of understanding, establishing a dedicated platform for ICIMOD’s eight Regional Member Countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Myanmar and Pakistan. The hub aims to provide sustained capacity building and promote data and experience sharing across the region.
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European Council urges accelerated transition by 2030
The European Council has approved conclusions on 'Europe's Environment 2030 – Building a more climate resilient and circular Europe'. The conclusions stress the urgent need to accelerate action to meet the EU’s long-term environmental and climate goals, particularly the six 2030 priority objectives of the 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP).
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FFI Solutions and Rho Impact scale climate-positive investing
FFI Solutions and Rho Impact have announced a strategic partnership to help institutional investors systematically assess avoided emissions across their portfolios. FFI Solutions, an independent climate research, analytics and advisory firm, will integrate Rho Impact’s Koi platform as its primary technology partner for avoided emissions assessment. Rho Impact is an innovator in climate impact forecasting and advanced data solutions.
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Bank of America commits $10m to those impacted by LA wildfires
As Los Angeles continues its efforts to rebuild, Bank of America is announcing $10m in zero-interest loans to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) for ongoing housing, non profit facilities and small business assistance. The loans will be managed through three west coast CDFIs involved in the region’s disaster recovery efforts following the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires.
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2026 temperature likely to be 1.4°C above pre-industrial average
The Met Office has forecasted the temperature for next year to be 1.46°C above the pre-industrial average (1850-1900). The last three years have all exceeded 1.4°C, and 2026 will be the fourth year in succession to do this. The average global temperature for 2026 is forecast to be between 1.34°C and 1.58°C (with a central estimate of 1.46°C) above the average for the pre-industrial period.
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Political agreement reached on amendment to the EU Climate Law
Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional political agreement on an amendment to the EU Climate Law, setting a new, intermediate and binding 2040 EU climate target of reducing net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels.
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Stiell: climate finance is not charity – it’s smart economics
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, that climate action, underpinned by climate finance, is the growth story of the 21st century. “As you prepare for your next phase of Article 9.5 work, I urge you to make the outcomes as clear and actionable as possible – so that they offer real forward visibility to developing countries, and demonstrate tangible progress on the delivery of finance,” he said to his audience.
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90% of 4,000 large companies connect value and decarbonisation
Decarbonisation is emerging as a key business differentiator. Accenture’s latest report on the decarbonisation activities of the world’s largest companies finds that those that connect climate ambition to business strategy are cutting emissions faster and creating lasting value. But the journey is far from complete: just 16% are on track to reach net zero in their operations by 2050.
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Governor Newsom: subnational climate action is a defining opportunity
Governor Newsom said California is leading by example, proving that climate action and economic growth go hand in hand. As California continues and accelerates its climate action, the Governor urged global investors to embrace the technologies and infrastructure driving the clean energy future.
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Stiell: we are in a new era of climate action and ambition
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, on the launch of the Nationally Determined Contributions Synthesis Report, released on 28 October 2025, said that we are in a new era of climate action and ambition. Countries are setting national climate targets – and plans to achieve them – that differ in pace and scale to any that have come before.