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Two-thirds of sustainability professionals trust recognised VCM standards, but 46 per cent stress clearer policy is needed to further scale the market

New research claims more than a thousand clean industrial projects are now in progress worldwide

Global analysis shows pipeline of urban climate projects has grown from $86bn to $105bn in the past year

UK's Transition Finance Council publishes latest draft guidelines ahead of final publication next spring

Businesses need practical tools that can work alongside direct emissions cuts in order to help meet climate goals, writes World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) CEO Peter Bakker

Plus: G20's widening 'CDR gap', IKEA's largest solar project in India, and a 'world first' deep mine carbon storage project in Georgia

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative waters down membership requirements as it announces plans to relaunch in early 2026

UN estimates the 'yawning gap' in private and public finance needed to prepare and adapt the world for worsening climate change impacts now stands at between $284bn and $399bn per year

Evidence overwhelmingly shows adaptation and nature matter financially - the challenge now is making these risks and opportunities calculable, comparable, and actionable, writes Robert Spacey Martin from LSE's Earth Capital Nexus

Farmers invited to apply for Severn Trent's latest STEPS programme, according to the water supplier