Pollution
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?
Net zero policies and transition risks: ‘asset owners should prepare for twenty volatile years’
Whether the green transition happens by design or by disaster, reading the policy runes is still a massive headache for asset owners
G20 in the spotlight over carbon subsidies
The world’s leading economies are in the firing line for their record subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, despite last year’s commitment to the 1.5 target
Mining for Net Zero: why investors need to engage more with miners
Part one of NZI’s Mining for Net Zero series looks at why investor engagement in this critical sector is essential for the overall transition
Minsky moment: are pension assets at risk due to flawed climate analysis?
Pension funds rely too heavily on sanguine consultant forecasts and underestimate the financial impact of climate change on their portfolios, economists warn
IIGCC’s firm warning to oil and gas firms: New net zero standard ‘not easy to meet’
IIGCC's Adam Matthews explained the ‘tough standard’ looks to hold oil firms to account while acknowledging transition challenges
