How corporate lobbying is coming under greater pressure
With the world’s top polluters actively lobbying governments on climate change policy, investors are now paying this corporate behaviour greater attention.
Jon Yarker
Coal’s decline needs ‘rapid’ acceleration, argues IEA
New International Energy Agency report calls for greater mobilisation of assets to further encourage major economies away from coal-powered electricity.
Getting biodiversity back on the agenda
With Brazil’s incoming president promising to put biodiversity front and centre of his policies, is this time for investors to review how the theme sits in their portfolios?
In conversation with LGIM’s head of climate solutions
Nick Stansbury sees evidence of optimism but argues a drastic acceleration of capital allocation is required to create a net-zero world.
‘World’s biggest’ carbon removal deal signed
The deal between Drax Group and Respira International covers two million metric tonnes of carbon
What a new PM means for a net-zero UK
The 56th prime minister of the UK has already made significant changes to the government’s stance on energy.
S&P unveils net-zero index range
New indices are based on 2021 report from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The merits of energy transition funds
Energy transition has become an increasingly popular theme in portfolios, but to what extent are specific energy transition funds the best way to facilitate this?
SFOF removes sponsor logos from website
Sponsors of the Republican treasurers’ group have been subject to investor backlash.
The net-zero opportunities served up in the food and beverage sector
With major F&B organisation Carlsberg Group setting a net-zero target, how vital a role does this sector play in fighting climate change?
Investment body condemns Texas comptroller over divestment ban
The Investment Company Institute criticised Glenn Hegar’s attempt to prevent companies that boycott fossil fuels from doing business with the Lone Star State.
Florida governor attacks ‘euphemistic’ ESG
Republican passes resolution redirecting pension fund investment away from ESG priorities
Where climate change scenario planning sits in investment
Many of the world’s major economies are working towards a 1.5°C Paris Agreement-aligned future, but investors must prepare portfolios for the climate change outcome – whatever this ends up being.
Turkey’s rare earth discovery ‘second largest’ in the world
The Turkish government claims to have discovered 694 million metric tons of rare earth materials.
Will Martindale: The pursuit of ‘real-world’ change
Cardano pension fund has embraced a net-zero commitment. Head of sustainability, Will Martindale, says the challenge is to move beyond talk and into action.
Where superannuation funds sit in Australia’s new net-zero era
The Labor Party’s recent election victory means Australia’s government will bring in greater support for net-zero targets, but what does this mean for the country’s A$3.5trn superannuation fund sector?
Jaakko Kangasniemi: the first development financier to reach net zero
Jaakko Kangasniemi, CEO of Finnfund, explains how the Finnish impact financier recently achieved net-zero status.
Are tax breaks the way to net zero?
Carbon taxation is nothing new and companies in many countries are aware of the price they may have to pay for emissions. Now, the reverse – rewarding
UK government sets 2023 target for first net-zero transatlantic flight
£180m invested in sustainable aviation fuel sector
PLSA: three out of four pension schemes have net-zero plans
Two-thirds of pension schemes have already begun work on TCFD reports
Understanding the energy security risks facing net zero
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought current energy relationships under scrutiny
IPCC: planet at ‘crossroads’ to reach net-zero targets
Carbon emissions are slowing but more work is needed