https://www.scmp.com/rss/507573/feed Sir William Blair is professor of banking law and ethics at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London and formerly presiding judge of the Commercial Court of the UK’s High Court. He is considered a leading international expert in the law of banking and finance. In 2018, he was appointed to the International Commercial Expert Committee of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China. He has sat as a judge in Hong Kong and Qatar. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com While the Covid-19 pandemic might be, in itself, the product of human interference with nature, it is not the only grave challenge society faces today. The environment is severely affected by man-made climate change, resulting in loss of biodiversity and emerging shortages in food production and availability of fresh water. The UN Sustainable Development Goals, alongside the Paris Agreement on climate change, form the core of global strategies to promote sustainable development and social growth... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3106313/how-spatial-finance-can-boost-climate-change-fight-through-better?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3106313/how-spatial-finance-can-boost-climate-change-fight-through-better?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Oct 2020 08:15:18 +0000