Emissions
Seven key steps the UK’s Labour government is taking on net zero – and investor responses
The UK’s Labour government didn’t waste time attempting to turn the tide on the country’s energy transition, as the King’s Speech today highlighted. But will it be enough to convince investors?
Investors continue to back fossil fuels with $4.3trn still invested
New research by environmental organisation Urgewald reveals that investors are still pumping $4trn of assets into companies that are developing new fossil fuel assets
Investors eye energy transition opportunities in the wake of Labour landslide
UK citizens woke up to the news that the centre-left Labour party had won a landslide victory at the July the 4th General Election, investors are now carefully considering what the new political consensus could mean for the energy transition
NZIF 2.0: new asset classes, focus on real world impact
Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF) has been overhauled, including a greater emphasis on financing reduced emissions and widening the asset classes in the scope of the framework
German manager commits to challenging fossil fuel expansion
Union Investment, one of the largest managers in the German institutional market has taken further steps to cut back fossil fuel exposure across its investment fund range
PGGM’s Andrea Palmer on decarbonising real estate: ‘Most buildings we will be using in 2050 are already built’
Net Zero Investor sat down with Andrea Palmer, responsible investment lead for PGGM's Global Real Estate Portfolio to find out how the Dutch pension fund manager reduces its carbon footprint
Bonn: five potential COP29 agenda items for investors to watch
The German city of Bonn hosts SB60, the 60th meeting of UN subsidiary bodies, which will set the agenda for the 2024 COP29 summit this week. Here are five key topics for investors to watch
Glencore’s coal spin-off at the centre of 2024 AGM
While Glencore's planned coal spin-off was received with caution by investors, the firm's CEO used the AGM to promise shareholders a binding vote on the decision
