Shareholder group steps up rare metals engagement

A group of shareholders with a total of €30 billion ($34 billion) in assets said it will this month begin…

Corporate,Renewables

Investor welcome for Shell exit from Cambo oil project

Oil supermajor Shell has backed out of investing in the Cambo oilfield project in Scotland in a move…

Carbon,Equity,Investment,Policy,Renewables

UK Infrastructure Bank in first private sector transaction

The UK Infrastructure Bank has committed to its first private sector transaction, a £250 million allocation…

Investment,Renewables

China Steel, CIP and banks in $1.6bn wind deal

An offshore wind project in Taiwan backed by China Steel Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners…

Asia Pacific,Renewables

MassMutual takes 25% stake in UK renewables investor Low Carbon

MassMutual has bought 25% of privately-owned UK asset manager Low Carbon as part of a strategic partnership...

Insurance,Renewables

Ground-breaking BlackRock public-private EM climate fund exceeds target

BlackRock has announced its flagship public-private financing Emerging Market (EM) climate infrastructure…

Asia Pacific,Investment,Renewables

Actis' $4.7bn renewable energy fund exceeds target by $700m

Actis has completed fundraising for its renewable energy fund, Actis Energy 5 (AE5), exceeding its $4…

Renewables

Nuveen launches natural capital, low-carbon infrastructure units

US investment manager Nuveen has launched new arms of its business to target natural capital and low-carbon…

IMPACT,Natural Capital,Renewables

Generation to pay $600m for stake in Octopus Energy

Generation Investment Management has agreed to pay up to $600 million for a 13% stake in Octopus Energy,…

Equity,Investment,Renewables

COP26: Self-interest to help settle critical climate ambition and 'who pays' questions

A rising global realisation that it is in the self-interest of each country to deliver climate action…

COP,ESG,Policy,Renewables,Stranded Assets

Activist hedge fund Elliott 'pushing for separation of SSE's renewables arm'

Elliott Management is pushing for the break-up of Scottish utility SSE to realise value in its renewable…

Renewables

UniSuper halves its fossil fuel exposure in a year

Australian superannuation fund UniSuper has reduced the fossil fuel exposure of its portfolio to 2.55%…

Investment,Renewables

US to phase out international fossil finance

The US government is to phaseout international finance for coal, oil, and gas except in restricted circumstances...

Green Bonds,Investment,Policy,Renewables

KGAL launches renewables impact fund

Germany's KGAL Investment Management has launched an 'impact' fund focused on renewable energy infrastructure…

IMPACT,Renewables

Mirae launches Chinese 'clean' energy equity ETF

$215 billion Korean asset manager Mirae Asset Global Investments has launched a Chinese equity clean…

Equity,Investment,Renewables

Foresight renewable energy fund exceeds fundraise cap

Infrastructure investment manager Foresight raised the maximum size of its Europe-focused renewable energy…

Investment,Renewables

Giant $12bn impact haul led by Carney, Paulson funds

Climate-themed impact funds by private equity giant TPG and alternatives asset manager Brookfield have…

IMPACT,Renewables

Aviva: OECD climate platform could reduce greenwashing

Aviva Investors has renewed calls for an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)…

ESG,Equity,Investment,Renewables

News round-up: BlackRock, The IA, Nasdaq and more...

Carbon,Investment,Policy,Renewables

Victory Hill to fund $63 million Brazilian solar project

Renewables