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Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper

Interest rates, right-wing populism and the sustainability impact of artificial intelligence are three of the biggest challenges facing decarbonisation for public equity investors, according to asset manager Ninety One.

Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 returns to New York next week

Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt conference returns to New York next week, Thursday 19 September. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a 30% discount to attend.

COP29 to focus on finance - but Trump could poop on the party

Will the climate conference in the petrostate keep 1.5°C alive, or be a forum for oil and gas deals, asks Peter Cripps

Glencore should commit to phase out newly acquired coal assets, Ninety One says

Mining giant Glencore should commit to phasing out coal mines it has acquired in its purchase of Elk Valley Resources, asset manager Ninety One has said.

Sovereign debt alone won't help emerging markets transition, says Ninety One

More capital needs to flow to private markets to help emerging economies transition to a lower carbon economy, said Nazmeera Moola, chief sustainability officer at investor Ninety One.

US to mobilise private capital with emerging market transition initiative

US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has announced further support for the Emerging Markets Transition Debt Initiative, with investors committing $400 million into the energy transition in emerging markets.

Starmer's UK is 'back in the race to net zero'

Sustainability-focused investors reacted positively to the landslide victory for Keir Starmer's Labour party in the UK's general election, amid claims that "the UK is back in the race to net zero".

Ninety One: Divesting is not impacting high emitters

The real-world impact of investors' net zero commitments is currently unclear, according to Ninety One Asset Management, calling on investors to "shift focus from reducing financed emissions to financing reduced emissions".

The power of debt to catalyse change

The decarbonisation of a Chilean copper mine's energy use shows how transition finance can enact positive change, writes Matt Christ

Ninety One plans emerging markets transition debt investment strategy