• Atmospheric CO2 /Parts per Million /Annual Averages /Data Source: noaa.gov

  • 1980338.91ppm

  • 1981340.11ppm

  • 1982340.86ppm

  • 1983342.53ppm

  • 1984344.07ppm

  • 1985345.54ppm

  • 1986346.97ppm

  • 1987348.68ppm

  • 1988351.16ppm

  • 1989352.78ppm

  • 1990354.05ppm

  • 1991355.39ppm

  • 1992356.1ppm

  • 1993356.83ppm

  • 1994358.33ppm

  • 1995360.18ppm

  • 1996361.93ppm

  • 1997363.04ppm

  • 1998365.7ppm

  • 1999367.8ppm

  • 2000368.97ppm

  • 2001370.57ppm

  • 2002372.59ppm

  • 2003375.14ppm

  • 2004376.96ppm

  • 2005378.97ppm

  • 2006381.13ppm

  • 2007382.9ppm

  • 2008385.01ppm

  • 2009386.5ppm

  • 2010388.76ppm

  • 2011390.63ppm

  • 2012392.65ppm

  • 2013395.39ppm

  • 2014397.34ppm

  • 2015399.65ppm

  • 2016403.09ppm

  • 2017405.22ppm

  • 2018407.62ppm

  • 2019410.07ppm

  • 2020412.44ppm

  • 2021414.72ppm

  • 2022418.56ppm

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Just over two years ago, Innes McKeand was appointed to the new role of head of strategic equities at USS Investment Management, the wholly-owned investment management arm of the USS. He joined from Australian Super where he was head of equities.

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Bruno Gardner, head of climate change at Phoenix

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Caroline Escott: 'We look at the most material net zero issues from both a top-down and bottom-up perspective'

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Wim Vermeir has been the chief investment officer of Belgium's largest insurer since 2011

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Miranda Beacham, head of ESG equities and multi-asset at Aegon Asset Management

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Corporate finance chiefs increasingly pay attention to net zero issues

Over half of CFOs across the UK believe net zero to be very important, with a third saying it’s one of the most important aspects to their remit

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Thousands march through central London as part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, late last year

Dropping the ECT: hampering net zero investments in renewables?

As several EU member states plan or consider withdrawing from the ECT, some industry insiders believe this will undermine attracting foreign investments in renewables

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Maria Nazarova-Doyle: "There Is only so much we can do from within the pensions industry"

Scottish Widows stewardship chief sees growing misalignment between pension funds and asset managers

Asset managers’ actions are increasingly in conflict with pension funds' best interests, Maria Nazarova-Doyle tells Net Zero Investor

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Hard numbers: Adair Turner on investors’ key net zero challenges

ETC chair Lord Adair Turner provides an in-depth insight in what he considers the key challenges for investors and businesses while transitioning to net zero

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Gaining momentum: Florida governor Ron DeSantis recently signed into law a bill barring state officials from investing public money to promote environmental, social and governance goals, and prohibiting ESG bond sales

Green believers vs ESG naysayers: is the net zero investment space in rude health?

Stats show the net zero investment market is in a relatively good shape. However, fresh political winds with strong anti-ESG sentiments increasingly present a major challenge

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Gary Lintott told Net Zero Investor more and more asset owners, particularly pension funds, want to check and verify net zero claims

Asset owners increasingly verify net zero claims as portfolio transparency demands swell

More and more asset owners harness a strict and adaptive reporting system as it helps them to identify, verify and implement net zero principles in their investment portfolios