Snehal Shah
The Middle East is positioning itself 'to lead the energy transition', says Shaikh Abdulla, CEO of Bahrain's SWF Mumtalakat, which is anchoring Investcorp's climate fund.
Brookfield and TPG have launched emerging markets-focused climate funds with commitments from ALTÉRRA, the UAE's climate sovereign wealth fund.
The Californian pension fund has acquired a stake in Just Climate, the innovative climate investment firm founded by Generation Investment Management.
Gas power has a significant greenhouse gas footprint, but many transition fund managers are embracing natural gas.
Investors are showing increased interest for independent verification of ESG data, GRESB's Joss Blamire reports.
Matthew Mendes, the $73bn pension's head of infrastructure, lists obstacles to transitioning high-emitting and hydrocarbon-based assets.
'Carbon reduction and net zero is in no way under control. It's not time to turn our attention to biodiversity or elsewhere just yet,' says Pamela Thomas, US real estate managing director at CPP.
Maryland SRPS's DE&I consultant finds the pension's credit and real assets fund managers are the the lowest-scoring for diversity.
Australia has allocated another $13.5bn to CEFC for fund and direct investments – including $12.5bn for infrastructure projects and $300m in venture capital.
Decarbonising is about ‘value preservation’, says Ivanhoé Cambridge’s Michael Neuman, because ‘sooner or later, we’ll have to pay the price for the carbon our buildings emit’.