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Battery storage: charging ahead

Investors are increasingly bullish about the technology, which can help address energy security concerns while enabling the transition. Michael Hurley reports

'Electrotech' biggest energy transition market mispricing - BlackRock

Electrical technology infrastructure including transformers, battery storage and metals for cables represents the biggest market mispricing linked to the energy transition, a senior figure at BlackRock told Environmental Finance.

BlackRock drops sustainability from $476m Article 8 fund

BlackRock has removed all ESG commitments for the $476.3 million Sustainable Global Dynamic Equity Fund, which will be renamed and reclassified under the EU's Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

'Lindy effect' shows health of sustainable debt market (Debt conference)

Strong levels of issuance amid considerable market shocks, including two conflicts and an uncertain macroeconomic environment, have demonstrated the resilience of the sustainable debt market, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

US market is the only place to find greenium, says BlackRock (Debt conference)

The US is the only market in which green bond issuers can find a 'greenium', the pricing perk an issuer gets for issuing a green rather than a conventional bond, a conference has heard.

Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

Environmental Finance's 14th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 23 April.

Solar, storage and 'grid tech' in favour at BlackRock amid fallout from Iran war

The "economic shock" from the US war with Iran and growing power demand from artificial intelligence are pushing countries to focus on 'energy security', favouring the buildout of solar energy and battery storage, BlackRock argues.

Technology, not policy, is most important driver of transition - BlackRock

Policy setbacks have delayed the transition to net zero, according to BlackRock's models - but adoption of low-carbon technology was a bigger determinant of progress, a top executive told a conference.

Political rupture should be sustainability opportunity, UK CEOs argue

The hostile stance to sustainability taken by US President Donald Trump is an opportunity to seize sustainability-themed market share, a group of UK-based asset management leaders argued.

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