The world is now used to the idea of generating energy from sunlight — the installed capacity of photovoltaic solar panels passed 200 gigawatts in 2015 — but PV is only part of the story when it comes … Continue reading
For many years, carbon capture and storage (CCS) — trapping carbon emissions as they are emitted by power stations and industrial installations and storing them underground — has been hailed as vital to helping decarbonise the economics of … Continue reading
With the Paris climate talks just days away with the aim of reaching a radical deal between countries to curb their greenhouse gas emissions, investors’ role in making this a reality is in the spotlight. After many years when environmental … Continue reading
Since the birth of the industrial revolution, the global economy has been based on a linear “take, make and waste” model. It was taken for granted that the resources needed to drive growth would be available forever. But it has … Continue reading
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
There has long been a certain class of investor that has paid close attention to the risks posed to their investments by climate change but they have been very much in the minority and have had few tools to help … Continue reading
The message from climate scientists is stark. Recent reports from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change say it is now virtually certain that human activity is warming the planet and that we are on course for dangerous changes … Continue reading
More than $1tn of capital expenditure is earmarked for oil and gas projects that will ultimately reduce investor returns because they do not make economic sense even at today’s elevated price levels, according to a new report. About $1.1tn of … Continue reading
Sometimes it seems as if passive investors have the worst of all possible worlds. Invested across the market, they are exposed to every corporate scandal, disaster or anti-business trend that comes along – and unlike investors pursuing an active strategy, … Continue reading
The fact that this year’s UN climate talks were held in Warsaw, the coal capital of Europe, reinforced a sense of deep divisions, paucity of ambition – and perhaps a degree of fatigue – among national governments about reducing emissions … Continue reading
