The bond market’s reaction to Donald Trump’s unexpected victory was less significant than after Brexit, and may eventually benefit fixed income. “The surprise win by Trump...
Richard Black, director of the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), has responded to the findings of the PwC Low Carbon Economy Index, stating that falling coal use, notably...
WHEB Asset Management, a London-based investment manager, has become the latest to sign up to the Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition. “Asset managers and financial markets increasingly realise that...
ClientEarth have responded to a report by the World Bank which concludes that air pollution deaths cost the global economy $225 billion in 2013. James Thornton,...
OVERVIEW We believe corporations could issue up to $28 billion in green bonds this year, a large increase on 2015 volumes. Forces driving rapid market growth...
Responding to a new report today by the World Economic Forum identifying climate change as the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016, Friends...
A business professor at Harvard University has claimed that almost 75% of a UN climate report’s section on climate negotiations was deleted on the request of...
A coalition of global businesses has called on world leaders to prevent a trillion tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere, by promoting clear low-carbon policies....
Rising temperatures and more frequent extreme weather are affecting two of Japan’s most popular icons, cherry trees and ancient beech forests, campaigners have claimed. The WWF...
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has revealed that 2001-2010 was the warmest decade on record, while 13 of the 14 warmest years in recorded history have...
The UK has been ranked among the countries where flooding poses the greatest risk to their economic output, according to new research. The findings come after...
Well-respected investor Jeremy Grantham has told his clients that the convenience of fossil fuel extraction will soon be shaded by renewables and that shale gas might...
South African financial activist Brett Scott relays his memories of Nelson Mandela and says how the great man’s fighting spirit and humility can help inspire global...
The rate of annual increase in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions dropped to 1.4% in 2012 – less than half the average over the past decade....
The size of investment in energy efficiency measures is equal to that in renewable and traditional energy, making it a significant form of fuel, according to...