• 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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Research

Nature loss risk not a priority for asset owners as most dismiss biodiversity motions

News & Views
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler. In responding to no-action requests, the SEC must balance the interests of shareholders and corporates.
Engagement

No-action requests: the SEC’s careful balancing act

Thus far, the SEC has primarily protected shareholder interests, making it harder for companies to avoid climate-related proposals

News & Views
Doug Heske told NZI: "There will be a lot of big net zero winners and losers"
Policy

Asset owners face more risks as volatility will surge in US, warns investment veteran

Net Zero Investor checked in with Newday investor Doug Heske to get his thoughts on the much-talked about ESG bill in the US

News & Views
New York City, the beating heart of America's insurance space. Most of the biggest firms in the world's largest market have dismissed net zero-related shareholder resolutions this proxy season
Insurance

Proxy season: Insurers and their largest shareholders flatly ignore net zero motions

Questions about insurers' plans to address net zero challenges dominate AGMs, but large shareholders vote down all climate-related resolutions

Briefs
Research

Carbon market remains optimistic on pricing and political outlook

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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
Investment Manager

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

Briefs
Research

Proxy season: Scope 3 emissions and sustainability dominate earning calls

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

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

News & Views
If companies want to avoid talking about climate change, they need to convince the SEC first.
Engagement

SEC ‘no action’ requests”: the justifications

How do companies justify avoiding a climate-related shareholder proposal?

Briefs
Research

Climate litigation poses risk to fossil fuel share prices

News & Views
Text from the Inflation Reduction Act, which looks to overhaul US renewables investment
Investment Manager

How new laws are ramping up the push for renewables investment

The Inflation Reduction Act in the US has already seen increased capital diverted to American renewables projects. Can the rest of the world catch up?

News & Views
Vaishnavi Ravishankar
LGPS

People Moves 19 May: who is hiring who within the industry?

Several UK asset owners and managers have appointed new sustainability heads, including LGPS Central, Brunel, Franklin Templeton and AXA IM

News & Views
BP's AGM, last month. Despite a lot of climate noise, many net zero-related motions stand no chance among corporates' shareholders
Investment Manager

Stewardship and engagement: the passive funds conundrum

The three biggest shareholders in oil and gas firms are passive fund managers. What does this mean for stewardship on climate change?

Briefs
Banking

NGOs slam proposed carbon accounting framework

News & Views
Transition

Shifting the natural cost curve: the role of asset owners in biodiversity

Asset owners increasingly assess biodiversity footprints to complement measuring climate impact as part of their net zero strategy, AXA IM's Chris Iggo tells NZI