Emissions
CalPERS’ CEO pushes back on fossil fuel divestment calls
Marcie Frost highlights that CalPERS would be abandoning its fiduciary duty if it were to dispose of its fossil fuel holdings
EU doubles down on circular economy
Meeting biodiversity and climate goals “won’t be possible” without a transition to a circular economy, the European Commission said, but the bloc still has some way to make investment accessible
NZI Annual Conference: engagement with BP and Shell is ‘a lost cause’
At Net Zero Investor’s second Annual Conference at the London Stock Exchange asset owners debated about the best ways to successfully engage with hard-to-abate sectors.
How to scale up nature-based solutions
Institutional interest in natural capital is growing but it still accounts for only a fraction of funds committed to restoring nature. How can funding be scaled up?
COP 28: Overcoming risk is key to unlocking climate-nature investment
Transforming the way risk is both perceived and managed will boost institutional capital flows into nature positive projects, investors say
Fossil fuel phaseout discussions heat up at COP28
While COP28 president and oil baron Jaber stirs controversy, investors hope that some kind of phaseout deal is still within reach
“You pollute, you pay the price”: COP leaders push for carbon pricing
The IMF, World Bank, EU and World Trade Organisation call for the global adoption of carbon pricing