Collecting consistent and comparable climate data linked to economic activities is vital. In March 2020 the NGFS established a workstream dedicated to mapping data gaps more systemically and proposing ways to bridge them. An interim report published last week lays the groundwork for a comprehensive stocktake of the data needs of various stakeholders, their objectives, and their activities across the financial sector.
As a result of the world economic upturn, diamond production has resumed in response to a steady revival of overseas demand for rough diamonds; and it is expected that this trend will continue in the second half of the year.