Follow This ditches 2030 deadline ahead of Shell AGM
Campaign group Follow This has revealed that its resolution for the 2024 Shell AGM will abandon a hard date for interim targets and focus on the broader adoption of Scope 3 reporting
Paris Alignment
How are the UK’s master trusts tackling the net zero challenge?
The UK's rapidly growing master trust market could become a key player in the transition towards a net zero economy
Dirty debt: rising yields put spotlight on carbon footprint of bond portfolios
Rising interest rates have led to increased institutional allocations in fixed income assets but this also raises concerns about decarbonisation strategies for bond portfolios
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?
Transition planning takes centre stage at COP28
In the wake of Finance Day at COP28, investor coalitions on climate change took the opportunity to outline their guidelines on transition planning
COP28: Could the EU be at the forefront of a global breakup with fossil fuel subsidies?
The surge in fossil fuel subsidies to counter the energy crisis has made their phaseout a priority at the COP28 climate summit and the EU appears to be paving the way
COP28: could investors be hit by a sudden phaseout of fossil fuel subsidies?
Ahead of COP28, Net Zero Investor takes a closer look at the distribution of subsidies across the globe. To reach global climate change targets a scale back of subsidies is essential. But could this impact the investment case for these assets?
UCIM: dealing with ‘hard to abate’ sectors
Honor Fell, sustainability lead and associate director at University of Cambridge Investment Management argues that asset owners shouldn’t put off the harder tasks on the way to net zero
CalPERS doubles climate solutions: ‘The first objective is to create outperformance’
CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the US is planning a significant overhaul of its climate strategy, including doubling its investments in climate solutions by the end of the decade
Institutional capital can speed up the energy transition in emerging markets
Nazmeera Moola, chief sustainability officer and Matt Christ, portfolio manager at Ninety One comment on the crucial role of emerging markets on the road to net zero