Most institutional investors still lack deforestation policy

The amount of capital flowing into deforestation dwarves positive investments, despite the key role forests play in tackling climate change

Insurers continue to underwrite thermal coal despite net zero pledges

Stranded assets: The trillion-dollar decommissioning challenge

The cost of decommissioning stranded assets could be as high as $8 trillion across conventional and renewable energy sources, new research suggests

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

GFANZ launches transition finance consultation

The global net zero alliance aims to support the scaling up of transition finance by providing common definitions

USS and University of Exeter call for ‘radical shift’ in measuring climate risk

USS, the UK’s largest pension scheme and the University of Exeter have called for a “radical and urgent” shift in climate scenario modelling.

BERS’ investment lead: ‘climate change is an un-diversifiable risk’

Antonio Rodriguez leads the investment office about NYC BERS. He sat down with Net Zero Investor to discuss divestment, diversification and the anti-ESG pushback

Stalemate on G20 climate talks as fossil fuel subsidies surge

G20 leaders fail to agree on climate pledges - could this be an obstacle to investments in renewables?

Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen: ‘I am shocked by how bad climate economists are’

Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen explains to Net Zero Investor why asset owners need to avoid mainstream climate economic forecasts

Rising sea levels could sink Asian banks investors warn

As sea levels are rising, so could the risk of NPLs among Asian banks, an investor coalition warned

Mining for Net Zero: Is a green commodities crisis around the corner?

Part II of NZI’s Mining for Net Zero series examines the implications of projected shortages in critical minerals needed for green technologies

The silence score: how active are the world’s biggest investors on climate stewardship?

NZI takes a closer look at the stewardship practices of some of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels – and finds significant differences

Pricing the unthinkable: Investors struggle to plan for AMOC collapse

The timeline and consequences of passing the collapse of the AMOC, a key climate tipping point, are still too uncertain to enable reliable analysis

“Catastrophic market failure”: Mispricing gives edge to oil firms that won’t go net zero

Rewarding firms that are dragging their heels on the net zero transition could pose an investment risk, industry experts warn.