The optimist’s guide to sustainability
RLAM’s Ashley Hamilton Claxton highlights five reasons to stay positive about sustainable investment
Renewable Energy
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Octopus launches platform for investors to purchase direct shares in renewable projects
The free-to-join platform enables investors to buy shares in wind turbines or solar farms
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New Era: Short-term horizons typically do not favour sustainable investing
Castlefield’s Callum Wells discusses the ‘collective myopia’ sustainable investment teams face in 2025, and reusable Christmas trees
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ShareAction warns banks to ‘expect shareholder action’ if they don’t set robust climate targets
Banks were criticised for having ‘low-ambition’ and an ‘incoherent approach’ to setting climate targets earlier this year
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Continued cost cutting and booming grid investment: Renewable trends to watch
Morningstar’s Utilities Landscape report predicts growth in renewable energy to continue as costs and interest rates fall
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KPMG: Regulatory risks the main barrier to energy transition
However, execs display a growing confidence in the energy transition
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COP29: 2024 on track to be hottest year on record and backlash against ‘Big Oil’
The shift to clean energy ‘will not be stopped’, but COP29 CEO caught touting oil and gas investment
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US election: ‘Greenhushing could become the norm with a Trump win’
Responsible investors are concerned that numerous states are fighting against a perceived ‘woke agenda’
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ShareAction to challenge bank CEOs over ‘incoherent’ decarbonisation targets
Climate targets and roadmaps set by banks are not fit for purpose, says ShareAction’s latest report
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Private enterprise: The specific skillsets for sustainable investor
Private markets are particularly well suited for sustainable investments, but clients should be aware this area requires a specific skillset
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Takeaways from New York Climate Week 2024 (so far)
‘It’s time for a reality check,’ as Global To-Do list revealed
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£513bn in public finance fund invested in climate-destructive sectors
‘Money is the root of climate upheaval’, according to ActionAid report