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Mark Carney's carbon market plan puts polluters above the planet
Mark Carney's carbon market plan puts polluters above the planet

Former Bank of England Governor's plan to establish a $100bn-a-year global market for CO2 offsets contains three major flaws that urgently need addressing, argues Greenpeace UK's John Sauven

  • Offsets
  • 25 January 2021
Podcast: How mobilising capital markets could drive decarbonisation of heavy industry
Podcast: How mobilising capital markets could drive decarbonisation of heavy industry

Climate Bonds CEO Sean Kidney and Decarb Connect founder Alex Cameron discuss the growing role for transition bonds in unlocking investment for tackling carbon-intensive sectors of the economy

  • Investment
  • 22 January 2021
Tesco issues €750m bond linked to science-based climate goals
Tesco issues €750m bond linked to science-based climate goals

Retailer issues its first sustainability-linked bond aimed at supporting efforts to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions

  • Investment
  • 21 January 2021
Has Covid-19 changed the conversation around sustainable investing?
Has Covid-19 changed the conversation around sustainable investing?

Schroders investment experts explain what impact the pandemic has had on sustainable investing and what it means for the future

  • Investment
  • 20 January 2021
Aker Horizons acquires majority stake in Mainstream Renewable Power in €1bn equity deal
Aker Horizons acquires majority stake in Mainstream Renewable Power in €1bn equity deal

Norwegian investor snaps up 75 per cent stake in wind and solar developer providing boost for plans to establish global renewable energy major

  • Wind
  • 20 January 2021
French central bank vows to cull coal and cap oil and gas investment by 2024
French central bank vows to cull coal and cap oil and gas investment by 2024

Banque de France to axe investment in firms generating more than half of their revenue from gas, 10 per cent from oil, and any revenue from coal by 2024

  • Investment
  • 19 January 2021
Nuveen agrees to acquire specialist renewables investor Glennmont Partners
Nuveen agrees to acquire specialist renewables investor Glennmont Partners

Trillion-dollar US fund manager to purchase UK clean infrastructure investor in bid to tap 'one of the most dynamic and fastest growing infrastructure sectors'

  • Investment
  • 19 January 2021
Net Zero Investment: What role do investors play?
Net Zero Investment: What role do investors play?

VIDEO: Catch up on panel discussion with Carbon Tracker's Mark Campanale, Scottish Widows' Shipra Gupta, and Schroders' Hannah Simons - available on demand here

  • Investment
  • 19 January 2021
Total to snap up stake in Indian solar giant Adani Green Energy
Total to snap up stake in Indian solar giant Adani Green Energy

Announcement of deal to acquire 20 per cent stake in world's largest solar developer comes just days after oil giant quits American Petroleum Institute over climate policy differences

  • Solar
  • 18 January 2021
Outdated carbon credits from old wind and solar farms are threatening climate change efforts
Outdated carbon credits from old wind and solar farms are threatening climate change efforts

The carbon credit system needs an overhaul to effectively help in reducing climate change, according to a UCL study

  • Offsets
  • 18 January 2021
From taxes to targets: How can the UK curb its offshore carbon emissions?
From taxes to targets: How can the UK curb its offshore carbon emissions?

Major report makes the case for new carbon tax on imported goods and goods, as the Environment Secretary reveals the UK's climate targets could eventually cover carbon embodied in imported goods

  • Carbon Trading
  • 15 January 2021
Scaling up sustainable finance: How can investors accelerate the net zero transition?
Scaling up sustainable finance: How can investors accelerate the net zero transition?

As the sustainable finance sector booms, asset managers and owners are under increasing pressure to use their financial clout to steer a greener future

  • Investment
  • 15 January 2021
Aegon commits to net zero across its default pension funds by 2050
Aegon commits to net zero across its default pension funds by 2050

The pension provider is also aiming to slash the carbon emissions in its default pension funds in half by 2030, covering around £10bn of assets

  • Investment
  • 15 January 2021
Climate adaptation: Could nature based solutions help bridge the gap?
Climate adaptation: Could nature based solutions help bridge the gap?

Huge shortfall in financing for climate adaptation measures means global efforts to tackle the climate crisis are akin to 'going into battle blindfolded with one hand tied behind our backs', UN warns

  • Climate change
  • 14 January 2021
Pensions and investment industries launch stewardship steering group
Pensions and investment industries launch stewardship steering group

Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association and the Investment Association team up on new push to enhance stewardship in pursuit of sustainable long term returns

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2021
Target Setting Protocol: Investor group worth $5.1tr unveils 2025 portfolio decarbonisation goals
Target Setting Protocol: Investor group worth $5.1tr unveils 2025 portfolio decarbonisation goals

UN-backed Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance argues 'capitalism needs to become more sustainable' as group sets out plans to slash emissions from investment portfolios and step up engagement with carbon intensive sectors

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2021
Barclays' UK retirement fund to screen for climate risk in £1.3bn growth portfolio
Barclays' UK retirement fund to screen for climate risk in £1.3bn growth portfolio

Climate risk and ESG factors to be integrated into £1.3bn diversified growth portfolio used for Barclays UKRF defined contribution pension scheme

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2021
TSB banks on new roadmap to deliver net zero operational emissions by 2030
TSB banks on new roadmap to deliver net zero operational emissions by 2030

10-year plan sets out how high profile bank intends to slash emissions generated by company cars, buildings, and boilers

  • Management
  • 13 January 2021
'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge Blackrock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments
'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge Blackrock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments

Environmental NGOs urge investment giant to expand its coal exclusion policy to include bigger portion of coal value chain, noting that current ban applies to just 17 per cent of coal companies

  • Investment
  • 13 January 2021
Can banks become the solution to - rather than a driver of - global deforestation?
Can banks become the solution to - rather than a driver of - global deforestation?

Criticism of banks' financing of environmentally-destructive industries continues to grow, but a new report argues they could play a critical role in protecting forests and driving climate action

  • Investment
  • 13 January 2021
Verdantix expands ESG research practice to meet surging demand for green tech
Verdantix expands ESG research practice to meet surging demand for green tech

Independent research firm says rebooted sustainability practice will allow companies to grow more sustainably

  • Management
  • 12 January 2021
'Detail is crucial': Schroders urges UK's biggest companies to publish climate plans in 2021
'Detail is crucial': Schroders urges UK's biggest companies to publish climate plans in 2021

Asset manager's chief executive warns that 'too little is known' about climate plans of UK companies that are critical to delivering net zero transition

  • Investment
  • 12 January 2021
10 green business trends to watch out for in 2021
10 green business trends to watch out for in 2021

From net zero strategies to COP26, 2021 promises to be one of the most eventful and important years on record for the green economy

  • Management
  • 11 January 2021
OnePlanetCapital launches specialist green economy investment fund
OnePlanetCapital launches specialist green economy investment fund

The OnePlanetCapital Sustainable EIS fund aims to invest in businesses tackling climate change

  • Investment
  • 11 January 2021
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