All Global articles – Page 69
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White papersCase study: Vestas
Through their cost-effective turbines, manufacturer Vestas have boosted the attractiveness of wind power relative to other energy sources.
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White papersChina’s long and winding road to net zero
China is thought to account for over a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, and Paris Agreement alignment will be vital if global heating is to be kept within safe planetary boundaries.
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White papersMeasuring a Country’s Carbon Emissions: A Debate with High Stakes
Why some metrics are more accurate, more equitable, and more efficient than others.
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White papersWithout a global finance plan, the climate moonshot will fail
If the world is to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, the international financial architecture needs far stronger coordination under a re-tooled OECD, writes Steve Waygood.
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White papersEl Salvador and Bitcoin
Establishing the cryptocurrency as legal tender is a risky move, but also carries some potential benefits.
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White papersNatural Gas: Seven Potential Consequences of Price Surge
In recent weeks natural gas prices have increased sharply, more than doubling in the U.S. and rising roughly ten-fold in Europe and Asia (Figure 1).
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White papersReal Estate Debt Building Blocks to Opportunity
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a shock to global GDP growth and has been followed by an uneven recovery across markets and sectors. In addition, packages of monetary stimulus injected to support economies have pushed government bond yield curves lower, particularly at the short end. The resulting interest rate environment is moving asset allocators to look at real assets as a potential source of yield.
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White papersReal Estate: Global Opportunities vs UK 2021 and Beyond
In this update we are focusing on global vs domestic UK real estate investments. Typically a domestically invested asset class, we explore the return opportunities offered overseas and the benefit of international diversification (a philosophy taken for granted in most traditional asset classes). This is supported by empirical data that reflects on a tumultuous year in 2020 and, using Invesco Real Estate’s “on the ground” experience, looks toward the investment opportunities in 2021 and beyond.
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Research ReportInvesco Real Estate Global ESG+R Report
Invesco Real Estate is proud to present our inaugural Global Environmental, Social, Governance, and Resilience (“ESG+R”) report. The report describes our ESG+R approach, integration, and key achievements which are a testament to our industry leadership in responsible investing over the past decade.
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White papersWhat you need to know about polysilicon and its role in solar modules
What is polysilicon, what is its role in solar panels and are there any social and governance concerns around its production? Here is a primer.
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White papersAre We At the Inflection Point Of Climate Investing
Yu (Ben) Meng’s article explores both the demand for and supply of climate investments and identifies two necessary conditions for private capital to become a meaningful part of the solution to climate change: mandatory data disclosure and alignment of interests via carbon pricing.
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White papersAn Evolutionary Perspective on ESG-Alpha
The NB Global Sustainable Equities team discuss why all financial analysts should embrace this alpha resource now in a material and forward looking way.
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Asset Manager NewsOrchard Street accelerates timeline to meet ESG targets with launch of ambitious net zero carbon pathway
Firm is targeting becoming a net zero carbon business by 2040, ten years earlier than planned, as responsible investment approach gains momentum
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White papersDesigning temperature alignment metrics to invest in net zero: an empirical illustration of best practices
The Paris Agreement’s overarching objective is to keep “the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels” (UNFCCC, 2015).
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White papersRoadmap to Net Zero Paper 1: Debunking 7 misconceptions about scope 3 emissions
To launch our Roadmap to Net Zero series, we delve into the complex topic of indirect emissions – commonly known as scope 3 emissions. While scope 3 emissions can account for over 80% of companies’ total carbon footprint and are therefore key to understanding climate-related investment risks and opportunities, they remain subject to much debate and confusion.
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White papersIce cube case study
As the global economy transitions towards net-zero carbon emissions, we believe that companies with the commercial need, financial resources and management strength to act on the risks and opportunities generated by decarbonisation will prosper.
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White papersRethink net zero
The transition to a global economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is the defining challenge of our time. Currently we emit 52 Gt in CO (2019),1 excluding 2 land-use change.
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White papersInvesting in Nature: the true engine of our economy – a synthesis
Nature is in decline. With it, we are losing one of our most productive forms of capital and ultimately putting at risk our society, economy, health and way of life.
