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  • EU carbon market update, 1 April 2019

    02 April 2019

    Lower auction volume is a bullish factor, but energy prices and the Brexit debate will also have a big say in the direction of EU Allowance prices this week, says Louis Redshaw.

  • Peak demand for fossil fuels likely in five years, Carbon Tracker predicts

    11 September 2018

    A likely peak in demand for fossil fuels in 2023 will put trillions of dollars of investments at risk of being stranded, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative.

  • IEA scenarios lead investors to undervalue climate risk, says report

    06 April 2018

    The International Energy Agency (IEA)'s climate change scenarios are causing investors to undervalue transition risk and preventing countries from meeting their Paris Agreement targets, according to a group of researchers.

  • Meeting climate goals while unlocking productivity and delivering growth

    22 January 2018

    A major expansion of green infrastructure is urgently needed and it makes economic as well as environmental sense, says Zoë Knight.

  • Societe Generale follows BNP in walking away from oil sands

    11 December 2017

    Societe Generale has committed €100 billion towards financing the energy transition by 2020 and will stop lending to oil sands and Arctic oil projects.

  • Timing and overcrowding: the challenges facing insurers in renewables

    27 November 2017

    Renewable energy is a popular asset class for insurers within the alternatives universe, and the trend is likely to continue based on the industry's growth forecasts. But challenges remain for insurers looking to grow exposure in unfamiliar territory. Asa Gibson reports

  • IEA's new Sustainabilty scenario requires $69 trillion of investment

    15 November 2017

    The International Energy Agency (IEA)'s new scenario based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require $69 trillion by 2040.

  • Greater clean energy spend required despite record year, IEA says

    12 July 2017

    Global energy investment fell by 12% in 2016, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), but the share of clean-energy spending reached 43% of total supply investment, a record high.

  • WWF urges adoption of TCFD advice into law

    11 July 2017

    The recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) (LINK) should be brought into European and national law, says conservation organisation WWF.

  • EEFIG launches energy efficiency investment framework

    23 June 2017

    A framework has been launched to encourage financial institutions to embrace energy efficiency investments.