BERS’ investment lead: ‘climate change is an un-diversifiable risk’
Antonio Rodriguez leads the investment office about NYC BERS. He sat down with Net Zero Investor to discuss divestment, diversification and the anti-ESG pushback
Paris Alignment
Shipra Gupta: ‘we believe in the first-mover advantage of nature investing’
Shipra Gupta, investments stewardship lead at Scottish Widows, argues that investing in nature sooner rather than later makes sound financial sense
Stalemate on G20 climate talks as fossil fuel subsidies surge
G20 leaders fail to agree on climate pledges - could this be an obstacle to investments in renewables?
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen: ‘I am shocked by how bad climate economists are’
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen explains to Net Zero Investor why asset owners need to avoid mainstream climate economic forecasts
G20 in the spotlight over carbon subsidies
The world’s leading economies are in the firing line for their record subsidies to the fossil fuel industry, despite last year’s commitment to the 1.5 target
IGCC’s Climate Change and Investment Summit: what to expect this week?
Asset owners kicked off the Investor Group on Climate Change's annual summit in Sydney earlier today. What to expect this week?
Hopelessly divided California: home to a host of different net zero approaches
Climate policies of pension funds across the Golden State range from full divestment from oil and gas to the notion that being a net zero investor is simply 'untenable'
Laura Hillis: How the church faced the ‘ultimate escalation’ of oil and gas divestment
CofE Pensions’ Laura Hillis speaks to Net Zero Investor on the future of engagement following the board’s decision to divest from oil and gas.
Climate change could drive up sovereign borrowing costs by more than $200bn
Rising temperatures could drive up borrowing costs for the world's most powerful economies, researchers warn
Expecting More: Investor Agenda revises its climate action plans
Will engagement tactics change after the 2023 proxy season? New information on investor expectations offers clues
Post Paris: Investors divided on 1.5°C target
With the world on track to miss the targets set in the Paris agreement, investors are divided on how to benchmark their progress on climate change
Who are the silent majority?
Who are the investors opposing more ambitious climate targets for the world's biggest emitters?
UN PRI exec: GFANZ needs ‘repositioning’
Conflicts between zero aims of institutions and the interests of their clients pose a challenge to net zero targets, PRI's CRO said at an industry event
Will the Swiss climate referendum spark institutional demand for transition assets?
A referendum on climate in Switzerland has put greater impetus on the nation to take action on net zero
