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LGPS pool backs Clean Growth Fund’s second close
A major LGPS pool has come out backing the Clean Growth Fund’s second close, indicating growing investor demand for venture capital climate solutions
UK confirms £400m backing of TFFF ahead of bond market entry
The UK has confirmed a £400m loan to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, just weeks ahead of the fund’s bond market debut.
We need it all: why impact investors should remain open to opportunities in public markets
Charlie Crossley, investment engagement manager at Friends Provident Foundation, argues that impact investors should also consider opportunities in listed markets
UK’s delay of EV targets could undermine £1.5bn infrastructure rollout, industry warns
The UK government is planning to ease targets for EV sales, but the measures could have a negative knock-on effect on vital infrastructure investments, the industry warns
Gone with the wind: Britain’s £1bn transition investment bottleneck
While investor interest in renewable energy is rising, wind constraint costs have doubled over two years
‘We don’t need 100 ideas’: Standard Life’s real assets head on regional authorities attracting clean energy investment
Manuel Dusina outlines investor expectations from mayoral strategic authorities
Nesta divests £120m from Northern Trust over climate alliance exits
Nesta Trust has transferred the passive global equity mandate to Amundi
‘Tipping points could become material over five to ten years’: how USS approaches climate risk
As USS publishes its ninth TCFD report, the UK's largest private pension scheme explains why it is moving away from precise climate forecasts in favour of a greater focus on near-term tipping points, macroeconomic resilience and portfolio flexibility
