Unpicking the COP29 Article 6 deal: a step forward for global carbon markets?
While the final COP29 deal has drawn criticism, does the agreement on Article 6 offer progress on the road towards global carbon trading rules?
Private Markets
Fidelity’s FutureWise to target climate solutions through new LTAF
FutureWise, Fidelity International’s £16.9bn default investment strategy for UK-based pension schemes, is set to integrate private assets into its default offering, paving the way for allocations to climate solutions.
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
Making climate technology a reality for infrastructure investment
Jon Pollock (JP), co-founder and CEO of Elbow Beach Capital examines the key opportunities in early-stage climate technology.
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?
Cushon’s Marc Barnett on private market and carbon credit ambitions
Three years ago, Cushon claimed to be the world’s first net zero pension fund. NZI caught up with Marc Barnett to explore how the master trust’s net zero ambitions have evolved
Lessons on timber investing from Germany’s largest pension fund
German pension giant Bayerische Versorgunskammer is a longstanding investor in timber. Kathrin Kalau-Reus who leads the fund's timber portfolio caught up with Net Zero Investor
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
Private equity’s carbon footprint exceeds global aviation industry
Private equity firms with a focus on the energy sector are responsible for more than one gigatonne of emissions and are accused of being ill prepared for the energy transition
LGPS pool LPPI to launch new Environment Opportunities Fund
Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI), is set to launch a new Environment Opportunities Fund as Net Zero Investor can reveal
Balancing speed and impact: Aon’s Jo Sharples on net zero targets for DC
With net zero targets set, Aon's CIO for DC Solutions Jo Sharples discusses the need for real impact over symbolic actions and explains the potential of private markets to accelerate the transition
BCI’s Coulson: “private markets are well-suited to engagement”
Part 3 of NZI’s Stewardship Series looks at why the Canadian pension giant is increasingly focused on private market stewardship
NBIM increases renewables allocation amid rising capital costs
Norges Bank Investment Management's latest report warns of investment risks attributable to rising cost of capital in private markets