CO2 / PPM /Annual Averages / Data Source: noaa.gov 1980 338.91ppm 1981 340.11ppm 1982 340.86ppm 1983 342.53ppm 1984 344.07ppm 1985 345.54ppm 1986 346.97ppm 1987 348.68ppm 1988 351.16ppm 1989 352.78ppm 1990 354.05ppm 1991 355.39ppm 1992 356.1ppm 1993 356.83ppm 1994 358.33ppm 1995 360.18ppm 1996 361.93ppm 1997 363.04ppm 1998 365.7ppm 1999 367.8ppm 2000 368.97ppm 2001 370.57ppm 2002 372.59ppm 2003 375.14ppm 2004 376.96ppm 2005 378.97ppm 2006 381.13ppm 2007 382.9ppm 2008 385.01ppm 2009 386.5ppm 2010 388.76ppm 2011 390.63ppm 2012 392.65ppm 2013 395.39ppm 2014 397.34ppm 2015 399.65ppm 2016 403.09ppm 2017 405.22ppm 2018 407.62ppm 2019 410.07ppm 2020 412.44ppm 2021 414.72ppm 2022 418.56ppm 2023 421.08ppm 2024 424.61ppm 2025 427.35ppm
CO2 / PPM /Annual Averages / Data Source: noaa.gov 1980 338.91ppm 1981 340.11ppm 1982 340.86ppm 1983 342.53ppm 1984 344.07ppm 1985 345.54ppm 1986 346.97ppm 1987 348.68ppm 1988 351.16ppm 1989 352.78ppm 1990 354.05ppm 1991 355.39ppm 1992 356.1ppm 1993 356.83ppm 1994 358.33ppm 1995 360.18ppm 1996 361.93ppm 1997 363.04ppm 1998 365.7ppm 1999 367.8ppm 2000 368.97ppm 2001 370.57ppm 2002 372.59ppm 2003 375.14ppm 2004 376.96ppm 2005 378.97ppm 2006 381.13ppm 2007 382.9ppm 2008 385.01ppm 2009 386.5ppm 2010 388.76ppm 2011 390.63ppm 2012 392.65ppm 2013 395.39ppm 2014 397.34ppm 2015 399.65ppm 2016 403.09ppm 2017 405.22ppm 2018 407.62ppm 2019 410.07ppm 2020 412.44ppm 2021 414.72ppm 2022 418.56ppm 2023 421.08ppm 2024 424.61ppm 2025 427.35ppm

Transition

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Breaking the bottleneck: will investors cash in on the transition materials super-cycle?

Supply chains for transition materials are becoming increasingly concentrated. With demand set to rise and governments pushing for diversification, is there scope for institutional investors to back the trend?

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AG Insurance CIO Wim Vermeir on bond and infrastructure opportunities and the case for optimism

Despite warnings that climate change could upend global insurance, AG Insurance’s CIO Wim Vermeir remains confident in the long-term case for net-zero investing

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SFDR 2.0: European Commission sets out proposal to revamp sustainable fund labels

The EU is planning the most significant overhaul of fund labelling since the introduction of SFDR, key changes include a separate category for transition funds, PAI reforms and the exclusion of financial advisers from SFDR

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Robeco: sustainable investment is recalibrating, not retreating

Robeco’s sustainable investing outlook for 2026 shows sustainable fund flow is slowing but sentiment remains stable

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‘Genuinely disappointed, deeply concerned’: AkademikerPension CIO Anders Schelde on Europe’s Omnibus vote

Schelde warns the EU’s watering down of sustainability reporting is a loss for investors

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‘Global transition will be won or lost in emerging economies’ PRI panellists warn

At this week’s PRI in Person conference, investors turned their focus to one of the biggest challenges in climate finance - how to scale private investment into emerging markets and accelerate funding for climate solutions in the Global South.

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NZI Annual Conference 2025: the transition is gaining pace

With the global energy transition accelerating, Net Zero Investor’s Annual Conference highlighted where investors are finding the most compelling opportunities across asset classes

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Investing in a post-Paris world: pension funds rethink their approach to climate indices

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, pension funds face a difficult question: can climate-aligned index investing still drive real-world change?

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Why DB schemes offer a silver bullet for private investment in climate action

Bobby Riddaway, professional trustee and managing director at HS Trustees Ltd and chair of Trustee Sustainability Working Group argues that corporate DB investors could soon play a bigger role in funding climate solutions

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Norges Bank to invest $1.5bn in Brookfield’s Global Transition Fund II

The investment marks NBIM’s first ever allocation to an energy transition fund

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Emerging opportunities for UK long duration energy storage

Beverley Gower-Jones, managing partner for the Clean Growth Fund examines why long-duration energy storage has emerged as the missing piece in the UK’s clean energy puzzle

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