The dominating global hub for sustainable finance, the London Stock Exchange is welcoming $3 billion in green bond listings over a one-hundred-year period from the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the first to be supplied by a sovereign wealth fund.
Voluntary carbon markets aren’t working, but get the rules right and they can make a positive contribution to Net Zero, say the CCC in its latest report.
A new report published by RenewableUK shows that the total pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has more than doubled in the past 12 months in terms of capacity worldwide, from 91GW a year ago to 185GW now.
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American Airlines announced its strategic equity investment in Universal Hydrogen Co., a company building a green hydrogen distribution and logistics network for aviation.
Dr Mohsen Gul, Senior Project Manager, Centre for Sustainable Finance reflects on why a just transition to net zero necessitates measuring decent work for better investment decisions.
Plans to boost home grown fruit and vegetable production and drive the growth of high-tech horticulture have been set out today by Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena, as part of HM Government’s work to unleash the potential of British farming.
Amazon’s investment is intended to help spark innovation in zero-emission vehicles and encourage the deployment of public charging infrastructure, helping enable the entire industry to reduce emissions.
It’s no secret that the global light vehicle market is in the throes of a transition towards cleaner, greener, electric drivetrains and away from over 100 years of ICE power. A secular shift is underway, driven by the pressures of legislation, concerns over sustainability and the concomitant shift in OEM strategy, reduction in battery costs, wider availability of EV models and increased consumer demand.
New analysis suggests that the UK government’s proposed air quality target may be misaligned with its existing 2035 climate commitment.
With natural capital and biodiversity rising up the global agenda, Planet Tracker examines countries’ dependence on nature and the implications for financial markets.
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Potential civil penalty to rise from £250,000 to up to £250 million to help bring quicker enforcement action against water companies for causing pollution.
Trustees of pension schemes legally required to manage and report on climate-related risks and opportunities are being urged to make sure they are prepared for changes to the regulations.
Businesses around the world are starting to improve their disclosure on climate risks but are not yet taking much needed action to address these risks and respond to the needs of investors and customers, according to the latest EY Global Climate Risk Barometer.
Policymakers must facilitate the scaling of blended finance structures to fund climate solutions if the world is to achieve both the Paris climate goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
To help investors navigate the challenge of transition financing, Part 1 and 2 of this Net Zero Investor Playbook synthesizes the current landscape of relevant investor-specific frameworks and methodologies, and case studies from individual ILN members on their customized implementation approaches.
New FTSE Russell research ‘Decarbonization in Equity Benchmarks: Smoke Still Rising’, produced in partnership with the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.