Where the talks stand By Akshat Rathi The parade of announcements this week from world leaders, finance figures and climate diplomats at the COP26 summit culminated in a weekend parade of protesters through Glasgow, Scotland. The message from the thousands carrying placards around the venue of the meeting is one most insiders would agree …
Community-Led Strategies Can Help Advance Equitable Clean Energy Investments
Growing up in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, I experienced firsthand social, economic, and environmental injustices. One of the most polluted places in California, Watts suffers from cumulative environmental burdens. These environmental hazards are evident in the Alameda Corridor, a 20-mile-long freight line responsible for air pollution, and a Superfund site adjacent to the local public high …
Sustainable Debt Summary Q3 2021
Total volumes for the sustainable debt market – including labelled Green, Social and Sustainability (GSS) bonds, Sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) and Transition bonds – are well on their way to an annual trillion, reaching USD649.1bn in the first three quarters of 2021. Key Highlights Combined labelled issuance of Green, Social, and Sustainability, …
Greening Finance: A Roadmap to Sustainable Investing
Introduction In 2019, the UK became the first major economy to commit in law to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In 2021, the government went further, setting in law the world’s most ambitious climate change target to cut emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. To …
IPE’s November special report: Towards Net Zero
TOWARDS NET ZERO: COP26 AND BEYOND Whatever the headlines about COP26 when it closes, the work of pension funds and other institutional investors towards achieving net-zero goals in service of limiting global temperature rises will continue. To put it starkly, the world is not …
$1Trillion Annual Green Bond Milestone Tipped for end 2022 – $5Trillion Annual by 2025 is new Target
$1Trillion Annual Green Bond Milestone Tipped for end 2022 – New Market Survey $5Trillion Annual by 2025 is new Global Target says CEO Sean Kidney London 28/10/2021: 11:00AM GMT +1: Green bond investment in a single year is set to double and reach the $1trillion milestone for the first time by the end …
The 1% is now wealthier than the entire middle class. It’s time for tax fairness.
The Build Back Better agenda being debated in Congress would improve the lives of millions. Jobs, child care, home care, housing, and so much more is at stake. So what’s the hold up? For one thing, many lawmakers simply give social spending more scrutiny than military spending, even though Pentagon spending …
The Climate Financial Risk Forum publishes its second set of guides to help the financial industry effectively manage climate-related financial risks
A second round of guides to help financial firms manage climate-related financial risk has been published by the Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF). Written by industry, for industry, the guides focus on risk management, scenario analysis, disclosure, innovation and climate data and metrics. The guides published today build on those …
25 Reasons for 25D Direct Pay: Why Solar Tax Incentives Should Benefit More Americans
To encourage Americans to install more solar, the federal government provides a tax break to households that put solar systems on their roofs. This tax break, known as the Section 25D residential solar Investment Tax Credit, is the cornerstone of national public policy for rooftop solar. Unfortunately, many Americans — especially low-income …
The significance of the Build Back Better campaign, voting rights, and more
“Ethical Markets fully supports our ASBC and Social Venture Circle colleagues and urges our friends to join in signing these Letters in supporting Biden’s “Build Back Better“ investments in strengthening our families, lowering costs for average people’s vital health, education and environmental quality, while also shifting toward renewable energy and …