Anatomy of a pension scheme’s carbon reduction
Net Zero Investor speaks with Legal & General Investment Management’s Nicola Lonergan about achieving carbon footprint reductions in one of the UK’s largest occupational pension schemes.
Transition
Coal’s decline needs ‘rapid’ acceleration, argues IEA
New International Energy Agency report calls for greater mobilisation of assets to further encourage major economies away from coal-powered electricity.
COP27: Ninety One’s Du Toit calls for end to virtue signalling
Speaking at a COP27 panel session, Ninety One Asset Management’s Hendrik du Toit explained why greater cooperation between different parts of the value chain can help tackle climate change.
COP27: UK Transition Plan Taskforce publishes disclosure framework
The framework encourages the development of standardised, gold standard transition plans to support a net-zero economy.
DC roundtable: the pensions’ pathway to net zero
Net Zero Investor convened a group of defined contribution (DC) investment practitioners and consultants to discuss how schemes are developing a response to and a strategy for net zero.
COP27: where carbon markets go from here
What can be done to increase participation in carbon markets and help improve the quality of carbon credits?
Four companies join Hydrogen Council
Addition of Japanese, Canadian and Dutch MNCs brings membership of CEO-led initiative to 145 firms across the hydrogen value chain.
South Africa to announce details of energy transition investment plan
Delegates at COP27 will be keen to see the finer details of a plan that many hope will be a blueprint for expediting energy transitions elsewhere.
GFANZ: ‘urgent action’ needed to increase clean energy investment in emerging markets
Investment flow is less than 10% of what is needed – a situation that must be addressed rapidly, warns global coalition of financial institutions.
GFANZ members no longer ‘required’ to partner with UN’s Race to Zero initiative
Critics say the decision to drop requirement makes the coalition, headed by Mark Carney, ‘less meaningful and credible’.
MSCI climate indices will ‘drive change in the real economy’
MSCI has launched a suite of Climate Action Indexes for investors seeking exposure to companies actively supporting a net-zero economy.
The energy transition in Europe
The shape of things to come by Kingsmill Bond, and Sam Butler-Sloss
Achieving net-zero targets ‘will need $100trn in green investments’
Global carbon tax ‘not going to happen’ says BNY Mellon Investment Management chief economist, so other incentives required.