Europe
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
Proxy season 2024 stock take: what shareholder votes tell us about stewardship
What do the results of CA100+ flagged votes for the 2024 proxy season tell us about progress on the road to decarbonisation?
Nuclear energy: appetite growing but challenges remain
With governments worldwide turning their heads towards nuclear for energy security and environmental reasons, is there investor appetite to commit to the controversial power source?
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
Money talks: investors turn their focus to fossil fuel funders
With the AGM season drawing to a close, Net Zero Investor assesses how investors have switched their engagement focus from oil firms to banks
BNP Paribas ceases underwriting of coal and gas bonds
French lender BNP Paribas has effectively ceased to participate in the issuance of bonds by the oil and gas sector, the bank confirmed at its AGM this week, in one of the most drastic pushbacks to fossil fuel lending so far
Does Norway’s sovereign wealth fund have a coal secret?
New research from the Nordic Center for Sustainable Finance says the fund has $18 bn invested in coal
“Death by a thousand cuts” - why climate risk isn’t priced in
Riccardo Rebonato, professor at EDHEC Business School doesn't believe climate change will trigger a Minsky moment, he explains why investors should still be wary of current valuations