Green Investing
ESMA fund naming rules explained: why ESG fund names now need evidence
ESMA fund naming guidelines explained: the 80% threshold, ESG and sustainable fund names, exclusions and what investors should check before trusting a label.
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Kieran Simpson
Founder of The Planet Brief and The Carbon Workbench, writing practical explainers on carbon markets, ESG reporting, net zero, climate claims and green finance.
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Carbon Markets
EU ETS2 explained: why Europe's next carbon price matters for households and fuel suppliers
EU ETS2 explained: how Europe's new carbon market for buildings, road transport and small industry works, who pays and why 2028 matters.
Net Zero
World Energy Investment 2026: what $3.4 trillion says about the energy transition
World Energy Investment 2026 explained: what the IEA's $3.4 trillion forecast says about clean energy, fossil fuels, grids, data centres and the transition.
Carbon Markets
Frontier carbon removal explained: why $1.8 billion of corporate demand matters
Frontier carbon removal explained: what the $915 million expansion, $1.8 billion commitment, corporate buyers and delivered-tonnes gap mean for the CDR market.
ESG & Reporting
California climate disclosure laws 2026: SB 253 deadline and SB 261 injunction
California climate disclosure laws in 2026: the proposed SB 253 deadline, SB 261 injunction, revenue thresholds and evidence companies need.
ESG & Reporting
EU ESG ratings regulation 2026: why supervised scores will still disagree
EU ESG ratings regulation 2026 explained: what Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 changes for ESG rating providers, investors, companies, methods and conflicts.
Net Zero
World Cup 2026 climate impact: why travel is FIFA's biggest sustainability test
World Cup 2026 climate impact explained: why travel is FIFA's biggest sustainability test, how heat risk changes the event and what evidence to watch.
Carbon Markets
EU CBAM explained: 2026 rules, certificate prices and importer checklist
EU CBAM explained for 2026: covered sectors, the 50-tonne threshold, authorised declarants, certificate prices and supplier emissions evidence importers need.
ESG & Reporting
ISSB, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 explained: the global sustainability disclosure baseline
ISSB, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 explained: what the global sustainability disclosure baseline means in 2026, how adoption works and why investors care.
Sustainable Living
Sustainable clothing labels explained: GOTS, OEKO-TEX and recycled claims
Sustainable clothing labels explained: what GOTS, OEKO-TEX, recycled-content labels and UK green claims rules do, and what shoppers should still check.
ESG & Reporting
EUDR explained: EU deadlines, UK rules and supplier evidence
EUDR explained: EU deadlines, proposed Great Britain deforestation rules, Northern Ireland obligations, due diligence and supplier evidence.
Climate policy
Seventh Carbon Budget explained: what the UK 87% target means
Seventh Carbon Budget explained: what the UK's 2038 to 2042 carbon budget means, why 87% by 2040 matters, and where the delivery pressure sits.