Opinion

The IMF and World Bank’s debt reforms must be extended to climate-vulnerable middle-income countries shut out of cheap finance, argue two experts, one from Uganda’s finance ministry and the other from the Office of the Prime Minister in Barbados.

The World Bank and IMF are retreating from climate action under US pressure, risking deeper vulnerability as climate shocks intensify.

Japanese policymakers should work with the investment sector to ensure its economic growth plans help the energy transition, argues policy expert Sam Hall.

Better emissions data could help central banks identify genuine decarbonisation and clarify financial risk, writes Ramana Gudipudi.

Climate change and geopolitical volatility are interconnected risks. Financial institutions can use existing climate-risk tools to manage both, write three financial policy experts.

As global warming impacts are increasingly felt, the EU should turn climate adaptation from a national responsibility into a genuine European policy.

Climate activists needed a Lehman moment, but got Houston instead.

India’s net zero transition needs vast investment. Credible corporate transition plans can help investors assess risks and direct capital, write Shantanu Srivastava and Tanya Rana.

The BoE should strengthen its approach to nature-related financial risks and follow the ECB in embedding nature loss into financial supervision.