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Carbon allowances - insurers slowly warm to the net-zero opportunity

The European benchmark price for carbon allowances hit a record high in November, but only one insurer acknowledges investing in them and others seem coy, so far, to deep their toes in, as Vincent Huck finds out.

$10trn asset owner alliance urges blended climate finance push

The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged development finance institutions (DFIs) to better use public-private finance partnerships...

Net zero targets for real assets present 'stark challenges'

COP26 round-up, 2 November: India, deforestation and methane

A brief summary of the biggest news related to COP26 in Glasgow on 2 November.

$8.7trn investor group commits to tackling deforestation

More than 30 financial institutions with over $8.7 trillion in assets have pledged to tackle deforestation.

French financial firms must draw on coal lessons for fossil fuel policies, say regulators

French regulators have encouraged financial firms to draw lessons from their thermal coal policies for other fossil fuel sectors in order to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement...

LGIM, Aviva join call for UK to mandate transition plans

Aviva Investors and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) are among organisations calling on the UK government to require large, listed companies to prepare and disclose 'transition' plans to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Asset owners commit to net zero

The owners of trillions of assets have made net-zero commitments - but what do they actually mean, asks Thomas Cox

Exclusive investor reaction to IPCC report: No part of portfolio immune

A landmark report published today by leading climate scientists has been greeted by investors as a chastening warning of the potentially catastrophic impacts of current global emissions, but also an important signifier of the transition required.

Insurance giants form Net-Zero Insurance Alliance