All Energy articles – Page 7
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Are Biofuels Really the Choice Fuel for the Future?
The most beneficial biofuels for carbon intensity reduction are biodiesels produced by wastes, such as used cooking oils and other fats, which are truly being recycled into energy. However, supply of these feedstocks is largely limited by the amount of food consumption.
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Sticker Shock Sinks In
Investor sentiment has whipsawed in recent weeks amid focus on growth risks. U.S. and euro area PMIs underperformed and real U.S. spending fell for the first time since November. On the other hand, China has taken a step to relax restrictions. Watch for U.S. jobs data next week.
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Responsible Investment Quarterly - Q1 2022
Welcome to the newly designed Responsible Investment Quarterly. Over a number of years we have developed the publication to showcase Columbia Threadneedle Investment’s responsible investment (RI) capabilities across Europe, Asia and the US. In this new incarnation we wanted to focus more on the RI research embedded within our investment process, and how it supports and furthers our investment approach across the globe.
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Focus on Spain: macroeconomic projections and fixed income view
Under our scenario and assumptions, Spanish GDP is projected to grow at 4.2% in 2022, moving below 2% in 2023, significantly below Banco de España projections for 2023 and 2024 at 2.8% and 2.6%, respectively, as we expect the current environment of higher energy and gas prices and high inflation to negatively affect consumers, companies and activity.
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The Mission Toward Carbon Transition
Global energy demand continues to increase as populations grow. Therefore the global economy is shifting into a greener one, or is it? What role does carbon play across infrastructure and are companies implementing changes across their operations as a result?
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Security Concerns Add Urgency to Global Energy Transition
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused enormous human suffering and upended the previous political consensus in Europe. It’s also prompted concerns that Western countries will be distracted from environmental priorities as they struggle to replace embargoed Russian oil and gas. But data suggest otherwise—that the global energy transition is accelerating and that the widespread effects from the conflict bolster the secular growth case for renewable energy.
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Energy shock: War sparks bond risks and opportunities globally
Views from our fixed income experts on how the shift toward a zero carbon future impacts sovereign debt in Europe, the importance of credit fundamentals among US shale-oil companies and how rising rates are creating different outcomes in emerging markets.
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How will Europe secure the metals needed for its energy transition?
Achieving decarbonisation involves scaling up low-carbon technologies. Safeguarding the steady supply of a number of key metals that these sustainable technologies rely on means using them more efficiently and judiciously, as Julien Bouyssou explains.
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Start me up: How to benefit from the tremendous growth of renewables with platform investments
Development investments are nothing new. But demand has rocketed thanks to the painful bite of climate data. Moreover, once placid conversations about energy security have taken a visceral turn because of war in Ukraine. Developments are an attractive solution to both, for institutions requiring an impact and financial returns.
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ESG Materiality Q2 2022
In the latest ESG Materiality newsletter, Olivia Lankester, director of responsible investing & sustainability, global emerging markets, outlines how the invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the sustainable energy transition, pushing up demand for ‘green’ metals and components required to facilitate electrification.
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Asset Manager News
KGAL acquires majority stake in Italian solar and wind developer for impact fund KGAL ESPF 5
Grünwald, 19/05/2022 – The established developer controls an excellent pipeline with a total capacity of more than 300 megawatts. Together with its Italian partner, KGAL will complete the pipeline projects and operate these as an independent power producer (IPP). Only a few months after the first closing, this is already the fourth transaction for KGAL ESPF 5 – and further investments are imminent.
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Drilling Down: Oil Production Scenarios Across Countries
With economies scrambling for alternatives to Russian fossil fuels, Dina Ting, our Head of Global Index Portfolio Management, offers perspective on single-country portfolio exposure to other world oil producers.
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Engagement theme: Climate change
Climate change is one of the central pillars of AXA IM’s engagement with companies. While this theme is transversal and relevant to all firms from all sectors, we focus our efforts where materiality is greatest, notably energy (hence the relevance of UN SDG 7 and SDG 13), but also banks – through their lending policies as well as the building materials industry.
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Air travel is taking off again
After two years of relatively empty skies, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary is an eyewitness to the incredible resurgence of demand for air travel. Faced with long security delays at Dublin Airport, he implored the Irish government to call up the army last month to help process eager travelers flooding the terminals.
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Shifts & Narratives #17 - Keeping up with climate change in setting long-term asset class views
Today climate change is arguably the most critical long-term challenge that humanity is facing. “Climate action failure” is not only the top longterm threat in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report for 2022, but is also a key element for investors to factor in when building long-term assumptions on the economy and markets.
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Hines Earns 2022 Energy Star® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award
(HOUSTON) – Hines, the international real estate firm, is proud to announce it is a recipient of the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. This is the 18th time Hines has been recognized and the 15th time Hines has received the Sustained Excellence Award.
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Podcast
How to Keep Energy Going and Going…
With the current crisis unfolding between Russia and Ukraine, energy markets globally have had to pivot where they source their energy supply thereby providing some new implications to the sector as a result.
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Colliding Demand and Supply Shocks
In this Macro Perspectives, our economists discuss how to best navigate the volatile geopolitical environment’s impact on markets, and how the policy playbook may change based on growth and inflation expectations.
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Financing Europe’s clean energy transition
As investment in key infrastructure in Western Europe has increased in recent years, so too has the need for financing to support clean energy projects. What is green energy credit and how can it support the transition to a low carbon economy, particularly in Western Europe?