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Can COP29 boost blended finance for climate solutions?
2023 was a landmark year for climate blended finance, but the market still needs an increase in donor capital, could COP29 play a role in growing commitments from donors?
UK Transition Infrastructure Investing Roundtable: new horizons
Net Zero Investor’s Energy Transition Infrastructure Roundtable highlighted the evolving role of sustainable infrastructure in meeting net-zero targets and the broader push for global decarbonisation
A drop in the ocean: scaling up the blue bonds market
Approximately 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, yet bonds designed to support marine conservation are so far only a small segment of the fixed income market, how can it be scaled up?
GMPF under pressure to divest from fossil fuels
LGPS fund under increasing pressure to immediately shift away from fossil fuel assets.
Stewardship at a crossroads: should investors target policy or companies?
Is the path to net zero through corporate engagement or policy reform?
Can Labour’s £22bn CCS pledge capture investor interest?
With the UK government pledging £22bn to Carbon Capture and Storage, what do investors think about allocating to the asset?
Real estate stewardship: how to decarbonise buildings
In part 4 of NZI's stewardship series, asset owners explain why finding the right business case and optimising interventions are essential for transition success
Pension funds urge UK government to change borrowing rules to boost green spending
With only weeks remaining until the UK’s Labour government announces its first budget, a coalition of Australian and UK investors, alongside the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA), have united to lobby the new administration on strategies to boost green investment.
In pictures: NZI’s Real Estate Summit
Picture highlights from Net Zero Investor's first Real Estate Summit in London
New York State’s Andrew Siwo: ‘our proxy for success is investment performance’
Ahead of New York Climate Week, Andrew Siwo, head of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) at New York State Common Retirement Fund tells NZI about an eventful year
CDPQ bolsters investment in gas utility
Canadian pension fund CDPQ, which has net assets of CAD $452bn, has committed an additional $575m to Énergir, a gas distribution utility in Quebec