Firms expanding fossil fuel production could be included in new SFDR transition category
The EU could allow firms actively expanding oil and gas exploration to be included in new transition funds amid lobbying from the fossil fuel industry
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Why the UK’s North Sea cleanup could become a key investment opportunity
The UK’s energy transition is bringing growing attention to the huge cost of dismantling North Sea oil, gas and nuclear infrastructure—costs that could pose risks for investors but also create new long-term investment opportunities
Santa Marta pushes for fossil fuel phaseout- but steps short of fresh finance commitments
More than 50 governments, including key fossil fuel producers such as Canada, Brazil, Norway, Colombia and Nigeria, have gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, over the past five days with the aim of setting out a clearer roadmap for fossil fuel phaseouts
Could legal challenges block the EPA’s move to roll back greenhouse gas rules?
To discredit the endangerment finding on legal grounds, the EPA must first accept emissions are a ‘major’ issue
Bilateral Article 6 agreements are vital to scale up SAF
Ahead of COP30, Maria Del Mar Whittaker, chief corporate responsibility officer at Latin America’s Abra Group, says bilateral Article 6 agreements are key to scaling up sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)
Canada elections: can Carney keep up with his climate credentials?
Canadians have taken to the polls with Liberal leader Mark Carney winning by a narrow margin. How will the result impact the country’s agenda for investing in the energy transition?
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?
Glencore’s coal spin-off at the centre of 2024 AGM
While Glencore's planned coal spin-off was received with caution by investors, the firm's CEO used the AGM to promise shareholders a binding vote on the decision
EU firms under pressure to enhance climate transition plans as CSDDD passes
New EU rules could trigger fines for firms with insufficient climate transition plans legal experts warn
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
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?