Archive

  • Transformation capital - a new investment logic for catalysing systems change

    30 July 2019

    In its 2018 special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for the "rapid and unprecedented" transformation of the "socio-technical" systems that constitute modern human civilisation: energy, agriculture, infrastructure, industry, and cities.

  • Distributed Ledger Technologies are here to stay

    Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies might be a critical tool to unlock trillions for climate action

  • Half of Ireland's asset managers have sustainability strategy, finds survey

    08 November 2018

    Half of the asset managers domiciled in Ireland have implemented a sustainability-themed strategy, in a sign that responsible investment is going mainstream in the country.

  • Search for 100 1.5C-compatible investments launched

    08 November 2018

    The EU-backed Mission Innovation initiative has launched a framework to identify 100 investments with the potential to reduce emissions by 10 million CO2e or more by 2030.

  • Green bond comment, November 2018

    07 November 2018

    The power of green bonds was highlighted to me this week during a trip to Dublin for Climate Innovation Summit run by Climate-KIC.

  • Risky business: Why 1.5-aligned strategies are key to preserving capital

    Decision-makers with responsibility for capital need to make bold, upfront investments in innovative sustainability solutions to limit climate change. An improved understanding of physical climate risks can help make this 'strategy overhaul' happen

  • No alternative: Making sustainable infrastructure the only option

    Only a fraction of global climate finance is reaching European cities despite their crucial role in decarbonising the economy. Developing a bankable project pipeline and new finance solutions replicable across cities is key to meet the enormous need for sustainable infrastructure

  • Financing tomorrow's new normal today

    26 October 2018

    Across most industries, quick wins for decarbonisation – at least within current frameworks – have already been put in place. Innovative finance will be needed to unlock investment across all sectors and industries. Environmental Finance explores how investors can enter uncharted waters to truly drive change

  • No more excuses: Financing 1.5C

    11 October 2018

    The financial sector must play a critical enabling role to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees. Investors need to quickly overhaul their strategies for climate change to be halted in just over a decade, and there are already tools and solutions available to help investors align with this goal, finds Environmental Finance

  • Investor framework launched for 1.5C-compatible investments

    05 October 2018

    Investors ranging from pension funds to multilaterals are looking to quantify the impact of their emissions-saving investments by using a new investment framework. Dennis Pamlin of Mission Innovation explains why the tool can help significantly accelerate the low-carbon transition