CalPERS won’t back down on climate, CEO warns ahead of Trump’s return
The CEO of the largest public pension fund in the US is taking a defiant stance on climate, despite the threat of political pushback from the incoming Trump administration
Paris Alignment
Sovereign issuers in the spotlight: nations falling short of 1.5°C goals TPI warns
Sovereign bond issuers are making progress on emissions but remain off-track to meet 1.5°C targets, posing challenges for fixed income investors
Can the $300bn COP29 NQCG pledge crowd in $1trn of investments?
COP29 concluded after more than 30 hours of delay, with a last-minute pledge to commit $300bn annually to climate finance over the next decade. But will this commitment be enough to attract an additional $1trn from private investors each year?
From Baku, with intent: why NDC ambition matters for investors
With the COP29 Presidency releasing the first texts on critical mandates, investors are keeping a close eye on policy commitments
IGCC Summit: : investors assess portfolio impact of Trump’s win
Asset owners highlight the crucial role of policy signals and warn of further divergence with US managers
What does Trump’s victory mean for the US energy transition?
Trump trade aside, how are institutional investors grappling with the long-term impact of a Trump takeover on the US energy transition?
BHP AGM: shareholders back contested climate transition strategy
Shareholders of mining giant BHP have today voted at the firm’s AGM in Brisbane to back its climate transition strategy, despite a major shareholder pre-declaring opposition to the plan
Why Australian Ethical has divested from Brookfield
The super fund has thus far divested from a renewable energy company and excluded a bank
‘Alexa, activate carbon credits!’: the Mag 7’s nature fooprint
Amidst the rising resource intensity of data centres, the Mag 7 are embracing renewable energy, carbon credits and venture capitalism, Atharva Deshmukh takes a closer look at their environmental footprint
Cushon’s Marc Barnett on private market and carbon credit ambitions
Three years ago, Cushon claimed to be the world’s first net zero pension fund. NZI caught up with Marc Barnett to explore how the master trust’s net zero ambitions have evolved
85% of banks still willing to finance new coal, TPI report finds.
Despite the pressure this proxy season, banks are falling short of investor expectations
After the SBTi row: do carbon credits have a future in institutional portfolios?
The use of carbon credits in net-zero strategies has received a fair share of criticism, but as more institutional investors incorporate nature into their portfolios, could carbon credits become integral to institutional net-zero strategies?
LNG: essential transition fuel or dangerous misstep?
Many oil companies have set aggressive targets for LNG, but investor sentiment tends to be murkier
NZAOA marks fifth anniversary with drop in financed emissions
At New York Climate Week today, the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) celebrated its fifth anniversary with an update on its progress in reducing financed emissions
Climate finance and fossil fuel phaseouts in focus at New York Climate Week
Thousands of policymakers, investors, activists, and executives are gathering in New York for the 16th annual Climate Week, held under the slogan “It’s time."