China embraces transition debt in push for green steel
CBI analysis shows nearly $7bn in transition debt issued in China’s largest steelmaking province
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GIC spotlights resilience in climate solutions investment outlook
Latest disclosures show physical risk and energy security shaping strategic priorities
Australian sovereign climate fund announces leadership change
Paul McCartney, will take charge as CEO, marking the end of Ian Learmonth’s tenure at the helm
Exclusive: Taiwan’s Labor Funds chief on the long-term case for climate infrastructure
Having recently appointed five new managers for a $3bn climate infrastructure mandate, Yu-Ching Su, director general of Taiwan’s Bureau of Labor Funds, tells NZI more about the funds’ climate capital playbook
Taps kept running: Why it is time to replace TCFD and Implementation reports with transition plans and climate investments
With tens of millions spent on TCFD reporting and compliance, UK pension schemes are describing climate risk rather than financing the solution, argues Bobby Riddaway, professional trustee and managing director at HS Trustees Ltd and chair of the Trustee Sustainability Working Group
Investors push steelmakers over rising financial risks of methane
29 investors with nearly $10tn under management have placed a spotlight on methane’s financial materiality
High conviction bets are reshaping the climate funds market
New MSCI analysis shows net outflow from listed multi-asset funds with thematic convictions driving broad market performance
Sampension cuts US exposure in fossil fuel investment revamp
The pension fund will retain investments in seven European companies including BP, Equinor and Shell
Exclusive: Tonga’s prime minister on investing in climate adaptation
The Pacific Island nation of Tonga is highly vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Speaking with Net Zero Investor, prime minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua shares his vision for building resilience
Alecta invests $110m in emerging markets climate solutions
The transaction marks Alecta’s third investment with Swiss impact investor responsAbility
Firms expanding fossil fuel production could be included in new SFDR transition category
The EU could allow firms actively expanding oil and gas exploration to be included in new transition funds amid lobbying from the fossil fuel industry
Climate risk mispricing under spotlight at London Climate Action Week
Conversations over physical risk have raised concerns over insurance gaps, sovereign spreads and financial materiality
North Sea drilling and public control of water and utilities key battlegrounds in the wake of Starmer’s resignation
The UK’s stance on North Sea drilling and the public control of key utilities could become defining battlegrounds for the new government following Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister