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Investors at odds over Shell’s climate policy
Ahead of Shell’s AGM next week, investors are at odds over voting for a climate resolution filed against UK oil and gas supermajor Shell as one of its biggest shareholders has come out to back the board
NZI with Mona - Climate Change & Inflation
Rising inflation is a key concern for investors. Despite the recent drop in price levels, could climate change and the energy transition drive long-term inflation? NZI editor discusses this with LPPI CIO Richard Tomlinson and LSE policy fellow David Barmes.
Money talks: investors turn their focus to fossil fuel funders
With the AGM season drawing to a close, Net Zero Investor assesses how investors have switched their engagement focus from oil firms to banks
WWFD (what would a fiduciary do)? A rejoinder to Tom Gosling
Paul Rissman, co-founder at Rights CoLab sets out why he disagrees with the view that asset owners should maintain modest objectives when it comes to tackling climate change
BNP Paribas ceases underwriting of coal and gas bonds
French lender BNP Paribas has effectively ceased to participate in the issuance of bonds by the oil and gas sector, the bank confirmed at its AGM this week, in one of the most drastic pushbacks to fossil fuel lending so far
Investors divided on the merits of BHP’s takeover bids for Anglo-American
The scramble for critical minerals to the energy transition has been at the heart of BHP's bid to take over Anglo American but investors warn that it could become detrimental to a sustainable transition
Octopus Investments bets on carbon credits for expansion plans
Octopus Investments, the investment firm of UK energy giant Octopus Groups plans to expand its assets from £13bn to £50bn by the end of the decade, with natural capital playing a key role in its growth push
Climate lobbying: an emerging proxy battleground
Corporate lobbying against climate policies has become a key agenda item this AGM season, with nearly half of all PACCAR investors demanding more transparency
