All Clean Energy articles – Page 7
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White papersFinancing the energy transition
Energy security and climate change are driving an unparalleled economic shift in the energy sector worldwide, and reshaping the investment landscape for green energy credit as a result.
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White papersMeasuring energy: Losses and efficiencies with an electric silver lining
The US Energy Information Administration defines energy as follows: “Scientists define energy as the ability to do work. Modern civilization is possible because people have learned how to change energy from one form to another and then use it to do work. People use energy for a variety of things, such as to walk and bicycle, to move cars along roads and boats through water, to cook food on stoves, to make ice in freezers, to light our homes and offices, to manufacture products, and to send astronauts into space.”
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White papersThe Economic Cost of the Carbon Tax
The choice of the optimal environmental policy is an important question in the current climate change context. While the carbon tax was the preferred policy of economists in the 1970s and 1980s, governments have implemented both quantity-based policies, such as emissions trading schemes, and price-based policies, such as fossil fuel taxes and renewable energy subsidies.
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White papersCommodities of the future: the metals vital to energy transition
When investors consider metals exposure in their portfolios, they might once have focused on gold, silver and platinum. Today, more common metals are becoming increasingly important because they will play a vital role in the energy transition.
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White papersThe importance of engaging for a just transition
With the publication by EOS at Federated Hermes of its 2023 Annual Review of engagement and voting highlights, Leon Kamhi, Head of Responsibility and EOS, reflects on our stewardship activity in 2023, the outcome of COP28, and the need for a just transition.
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White papersThe Year Ahead for the Major Industry Sectors, Part 1
The first of two Perspectives outlining some of the key themes we think will drive the major industry sectors in 2024.
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White papersHow to decarbonise real estate
We explain how investors can quantify the carbon footprint of real estate portfolios and set out decarbonisation pathways.
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PodcastOuterblue Talks Research – What awaits emerging markets in 2024?
This emerging markets outlook special edition looks ahead to 2024. While a slowdown is expected in developed markets, emerging markets (EM) are likely to prove more resilient next year with the growth premium over developed markets continuing to widen.
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White papers2024 Responsible Investment Views
”Responsible Investing is moving from a niche to a standardised environment.”
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White papersStorage is key to the ‘net-zero journey’
With many national grids ill prepared for the intermittency of renewables, sustainability depends on storage and network augmentation, says Sosteneo’s Umberto Tamburrino
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White papersA New Energy Investment Paradigm
Using today’s fossil-fuel profits to invest in the long-term growth and emissions reduction of clean and renewable power.
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White papersUnderstanding and responding to the human cost of the green energy transition
As the world moves towards a low-carbon economy it will require a massive increase in the production of so-called transition minerals. These lie at the heart of an expected surge in demand for clean energy technologies.
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White papersThe fossil fuel burnout
Global demand for oil, gas and coal is expected to peak by 2030, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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VideoMeet Sosteneo
Introducing Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners: A new affiliate within Generali Investments focused on clean energy infrastructure equity investing
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White papersLights, battery storage, action: Investing in the greenfield energy infrastructure needed for a net zero world
The energy transition requires both smarter production of clean energy as well as new, practical infrastructure to enable its use, explains Umberto Tamburrino, CEO of Sosteneo Infrastructure Partners, a company within the Generali Investments ecosystem of asset management firms, which specialises in greenfield investing.
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PodcastInvesting in the energy transition using a non-specific mandate
Two generalist infrastructure managers, Guillaume Faroux from Vauban Infrastructure Partners and Marcus Ayre from Igneo Infrastructure Partners
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White papersHydrogen – Tomorrow’s energy today
Green hydrogen is one of the fastest-growing clean energy technologies and looks set to grow exponentially in the coming decades. Many governments have placed it at the centre of their net-zero strategies thanks to its varied industrial applications.
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White papersClimate Innovation and the New Capex Cycle
The backdrop for investing in climate innovation is at a critical inflection point
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White papersAdapting to a volatile energy transition
It has happened again. Since 2002, the IEA has consistently been under-forecasting the pace of solar power adoption. In 2023, solar power capacity additions are – you guessed it – again beating its predictions: they are 24% higher than the IEA said just six months ago and double what it expected in 2020. We believe this illustrates that the adoption of sustainable technologies such as solar energy continues to accelerate.
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White papersThe power of innovation – From niche to norm
Top 10 interview with Joe Azelby on private markets
