Climate Change

PGIM CIO Taimur Hyat says other parts of the economy face greater risk of abrupt repricing due to the growing salience of climate risk.

Rather than fade into the background in light of covid, climate change and sustainability have dominated the conversation – and efforts – this year. We expect that will continue next year as well.

As another investor alliance is created, we should be getting clear roadmaps to action at the point of announcement.

The roadmap makes 37 recommendations for participants in the financial system that will help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and go further than government policy.

The fund will target renewable assets in both Europe and North America and is open to further commitments from additional investors.

If President Trump’s lack of policy still led to green growth, imagine what president-elect Biden’s $2trn green stimulus plan can do, if fully enacted.

Is the infrastructure investment community doing enough to fight climate change? There are a lot of positives, but there is a long way to go, and examples like the wildfires in California prove that infrastructure is being impacted now. Although investing in renewables or other ‘green’ assets is clearly beneficial, concerted, collaborative engagement with existing […]

The asset manager’s head of impact Megan Starr explains why Carlyle isn’t pressing the brakes on its climate change resilience plans.

Climate change minister James Shaw says the annual reporting requirements will apply to all institutions with more than NZ$1bn in AUM.

Despite a decline in power demand, renewables have ‘a very bright future’ without needing subsidies to fuel their growth, panellists agreed during the keynote session that kicked off Day 2 of our first virtual conference.