Almost $300 billion of planned LNG (liquefied natural gas) projects could be surplus to requirements, suggests a new report from the respected think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative. Read more
Investors are increasingly recognising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues present material risks to their investments, and nowhere is this truer than in Asia. The region, led by China, has been the main driver of growth in the world … Continue reading
It’s a political hot potato – and building enough new homes will boost the UK’s economy as well as win votes. Britain’s housing market is broken and fixing it is high on the political agenda, with the government attempting to … Continue reading
New channels of finance are opening up in the energy sector alongside traditional funding routes, as Mike Scott discovers The world needs a whole lot of energy infrastructure to be built over the next few decades. In the UK … Continue reading
Companies that are proactive in addressing risk management can gain a competitive edge, as Mike Scott discovers Over the last few decades, the world economy has become not only more global, but also increasingly hyper-connected. Previously, a US company, for … Continue reading
After years of neglect, students are now demanding business courses include sustainability on the syllabus It has become increasingly accepted in corporate boardrooms that sustainability is an important business issue, but the business schools that train the managers of tomorrow … Continue reading
A quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War , interstate conflict is once again one of the world’s major concerns, according to a survey of almost 900 global experts. … Continue reading
Environmental, social and governance issues moved to centre stage in 2014, and they will be even more central to investment strategies in 2015, says research group MSCI. Read more
After years in the doldrums, investment in clean energy rebounded in 2014 to confound expectations, driven by strong demand for solar power and record investment in offshore wind projects. Read more
It is easy to think of the clean energy revolution as largely a developed world phenomenon – but as a new report outlines, there’s a lot happening in emerging markets too. In fact, these markets are growing faster than those … Continue reading
