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  • Comment: Trump and Paris - who will have the last laugh?

    02 June 2017

    As he announced that the US was to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump claimed that the rest of the world was laughing at the US for signing the agreement, and they won't be laughing any longer.

  • With the US out of Paris, will environmental investments increasingly shift to China?

    02 June 2017

    Abandoning the Paris Climate Accord will come back to haunt the US, and China will benefit, argues Karine Hirn

  • US withdrawal from Paris Agreement 'an irrelevance', say investors

    01 June 2017

    With President Trump widely expected to announce the US' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement today, investors are sceptical over its implications on global climate action with one branding it an 'irrelevance'.

  • Trump highlights need for responsible investment funds, says BMO

    26 May 2017

    A Trump presidency increases the need for a sustainable global equities strategy, according to one fund manager.

  • EF BRIEFS: LGX, Responsible Investing, RGGI

    18 May 2017

    The Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's (LuxSE) green bond listing service, has opened a window dedicated to social and sustainable bonds.

  • President Trump vs Obama-era climate change policies

    24 April 2017

    Jon Sohn and Andrew Shaw explain how President Trump is attempting to rewrite US environmental regulations.

  • Trump executive order takes 'sledgehammer' to US climate action

    29 March 2017

    US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cancelling the Clean Power Plan (CPP) – the flagship climate policy of his predecessor – in a move described "taking a sledgehammer to US climate action".

  • Trump's budget to gut EPA - investors' verdict

    17 March 2017

    President Donald Trump's proposed "America First Budget" will see the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget slashed 31% in 2018.

  • Investors and businesses call on Trump to back Paris Agreement

    15 March 2017

    Allianz, CalPERS and CalSTRS are among 1,000 investors and businesses to sign a statement calling for Donald Trump's administration to honour the Paris climate agreement.

  • The Art of the Green Deal

    22 February 2017

    The following describes a hypothetical U.S. government policy nicknamed the "Big Green Bond Program" based on U.S. President Donald Trump's chronicled approaches to conducting business. The policy is designed to position this new government (sovereign) bond program to meet the growing need to finance domestic green infrastructure.