The European Union’s climate regulations may lead to it halting its investments in Europe, ExxonMobil has warned. Speaking to the Financial Times, Karen McKee, president of the product solutions division, said the oil and gas giant had struggled to begin decarbonisation projects in Europe due to the regulatory burden. The result, she added, was that…
Investments to modernise energy and transport must double by the end of the decade to reach 2030 climate targets, the EU has been warned. According to the Institute for Climate Economics (ICE), which has released the European Climate Investment Deficit report, the bloc lacks what it calls a “consistent tool” to ensure monitoring of the…
Michael Nelson addresses the IEEFA’s findings on the European Green Bond Standard The European Green Bond Standard (EUGBS) promises to boost investor confidence and support the long-term growth of the green bond market despite some limitations, according to findings from the latest report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report…
European investors were the first to begin turning away from ESG funds, according to data from across the Calastone fund network. The company made the assertion in its latest Global Fund Flows Report, suggesting the “backlash” against ESG products began on the continent. “European investors began selling out of ESG funds in January 2022 and…
Investors should benefit from new European Union support for green subsidies, according to global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. In EU scales up green subsidies – how you can benefit from new support for clean investments – which comes on the back of the EC’s adoption of changes to its state aid framework supporting the…
Basic biology means energy, water and food remain the most important economic goods – and so significant themes for informed investors The energy-water-food ‘nexus’ is now widely recognised as a critical element in efforts to combat climate change. Crucially, the number of potential investment themes emerging from it is practically without limit, as are the…
A new ruling from the French government around ESG investing could potentially lead to forced divestments worth billions of euros. As the Financial Times recently reported, the country has decided funds under its ‘L’investissement socialement responsible’ (ISR) label will no longer be able to put money into hydrocarbon exploration, exploitation or refining projects. Companies that…
BNP Paribas has launched a portfolio aiming to help fund projects and businesses involved in energy transition and climate-change mitigation. The BNP Paribas Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt fund will be structured as a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund and classified as ‘Article 9’ under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The bank added it would be…
Despite the positive mood music from the organisers of this year’s climate change conference, Michael Nelson finds many commentators more cautious about heralding victory COP28 has concluded in Dubai with a new deal calling on all countries to “transition away” from using fossil fuels – the first time any such deal on fossil fuels has…
North Macedonia has launched its own energy transition investment platform, making the announcement to coincide with COP28. The country said it now aimed, by the end of the decade, to have phased out coal, adding 1.7GW of renewable energy, and strengthened its grid. The move is being supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and…
Europe has to “push” the green transition forward if it wants to remain competitive on the global stage, the European Central Bank (ECB) has warned. The assertion was made in the first in a series of articles from Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, Werner Hoyer, president of the European Investment Bank,…
Climate change remains the biggest environmental consideration affecting investment decisions, a new report from Deutsche Bank argues. According to the group’s 2023 ESG Survey, more than two-fifths (44%) of respondents saw it as the most-important factor, followed by 20% naming land degradation, 15% ocean pollution and the unsustainable use of marine resources, and 12% naming…
