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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.

Low-quality renewables infra projects pushing investors into PE-style investments

A lack of high-quality renewables projects is pushing infrastructure investors into private equity-style investment strategies that back the developers for access, one clean energy investor has claimed.

SEC disbands ESG enforcement division

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disbanded the Climate and ESG Task Force within its division of enforcement, as the agency battles criticism that its focus on sustainability represents mission creep.

$29trn of investors call on governments to raise their game on tackling climate change

The Investor Agenda's 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis has seen hundreds of investors call on governments to address climate change with policy implementation at every level.

Charge bigger emitters to bolster private investments in EMs - Bank of Italy governor

Push for data not always consistent with water investments, says JO Hambro

The push for more data from both investors and regulators is not always consistent with investing across water systems, says JO Hambro Capital Management's head of thematic investments strategies has told Environmental Finance.

We see more value in PE than VC for climate investments, says Apollo

Apollo Global Management has said it is focusing its attention on larger-stage private equity climate investments as opposed to earlier-stage venture capital opportunities.

'Concessionary' returns discussion finally 'put to bed', says Apollo

The question of whether climate investing can produce positive outcomes and concessionary returns has finally been "put to bed", according to private equity investor Apollo.

Eiffel narrowly misses €800m target for second impact debt vehicle

Eiffel Investment Group has held a final close for its second impact debt strategy at €777 million ($864.5 million), narrowly missing its €800 million target.

UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive

Impact investments in the UK have grown at a compound rate of 10.1% since 2020, according to a new study by the Impact Investing Institute, arguing that the FCA's new impact label could provide a further boost.