Climate transition funds defy private equity fundraising slump
While private equity has had a challenging year as fundraising slumped to a six-year low, funds banking on the energy transition appear to beat the odds
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Howden CEO: address investors’ concerns to make vulnerable countries insurable
At COP28 in Dubai, David Howden, founder and CEO of global insurer Howden, sat down with NZI to discuss the role of the Loss and Damages Fund in addressing climate risk and insurance challenges for the Global South
Deal in Dubai as COP28 leaders agree to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, for the first time ever, more than 190 governments have agreed to 'transition away' from fossil fuels
Row over fossil fuel language – COP28 ‘on the verge of failure’
Leaked policy documents from COP28 reveal that fossil fuel pledges have been watered to 'phaseout' rather than 'phasedown', why does the row over a word matter to investors?
MAS-led coalition of investors targets Asian coal plants
An unlikely coalition of wealth funds, investors, banks and industry associations is going after dirty, outdated and high-polluting coal plants with just one simple goal: closure
COP28 day one: the key talking points
With COP28 kicking off in Dubai, Net Zero Investor took a closer look at the key investment and finance themes on the agenda
COP28: how are gulf sovereign wealth funds investing in the energy transition?
As COP28 is set to kick off later this week in Dubai, Net Zero Investor takes a closer look at how sovereign wealth funds in the region are transitioning towards net zero
Counting down: the key investments themes that will define COP28
The countdown to COP28 has started. While expectations within the green finance community are fairly low, NZI takes a look at the key themes investors will look out for at the upcoming summit in the UAE
