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- World’s biggest investor accused of dragging feet on climate crisis Tue, 21 May 19, 3:00pmBlackRock, which controls $6.5tn in assets, urged to use its influence on planet’s biggest polluters
- UK frackers are running out of time Tue, 26 Dec 17, 1:00amBinding carbon commitments and the falling cost of renewables could prove a perfect storm for investors
- How investing in solar energy can create a brighter future for Africa Sat, 16 Dec 17, 6:11amA new scheme aims to lighten the lives of millions who live without electricity, with the promise of a possible 6% return
- Invest in solar for a brighter future for Africa Sat, 16 Dec 17, 2:34amA new scheme aims to lighten the lives of millions who live without electricity, with the promise of a possible 6% return
- Invest with Greens or Sinners? Fri, 1 Sep 17, 12:00pmBy Mary Brown, I was sipping a soy latte after doing yoga on my recent eco-vacation and I started pondering a question: With the world turning “green”, wouldn’t it make sense to invest in green energy and divest from...
- Looking for ethical investments? Here are a few that could be worth your energy Sat, 19 Mar 16, 5:59pmGreen schemes have their risks, but can hopefully generate bank-beating returns of 9% a year – and a couple of them have illustrious connections
- £352bn investors' coalition launched to push for clean energy Thu, 10 Dec 15, 1:03amInsurance firm Aviva and major funds in the UK, Norway and France join forces to put pressure on big corporations to clean up their electricity sources
- How to free your investment portfolio from fossil fuels Wed, 11 Nov 15, 11:00pmWealthy institutions like pension funds can get sophisticated advice on divesting fossil fuels. For individual investors, it’s not so easy. Here’s our advice
- The green investments that can put you in the black Sat, 5 Sep 15, 3:59pmAs Community Energy Fortnight beings, investors can check out the renewable schemes offering returns of up to 13%Richard Body is an energy pioneer. The IT consultant is a director of the Torrs Hydro scheme in New Mills, Derbyshire,...
- Investors could lose $4.2tn because of climate change, report warns Sat, 25 Jul 15, 3:28amInvestments in fossil fuel companies face serious risk from global warming, research by the Economist Intelligence Unit shows
- Coal crash: how pension funds face huge risk from climate change Mon, 15 Jun 15, 9:26pmSpecial report: The plummeting coal sector and a growing green divestment movement is leaving firms who still invest in fossil fuels and connected pension holders heavily exposed
- Norway fund could trigger wave of large fossil fuel divestments, say experts Fri, 29 May 15, 1:53amOther investors are likely to follow Norwegian fund’s move out of coal-based investments, due to its size as the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund
- Miliband tearing into utilities’ profits might just spark a fresh look at energy policy Sun, 29 Mar 15, 7:00pmSince privatisation, the sector has descended into a fog of commercial motives and corporate mistrustThis is what political risk for shareholders in utilities can look like...
- Exxon shareholders lose out on vote over high-risk carbon projects Fri, 20 Mar 15, 8:42amThe EPA rules against allowing Exxon’s shareholders to vote on whether to stop investing in high-carbon projects, but in favor of a near-identical proposal at Chevron
- TLS Hydro bonds offer green investors 7% annual return Sat, 14 Mar 15, 5:59pmRenewable energy firm has teamed up with Triodos on the investment scheme, but it isn’t covered by the FSCSInvestors looking for a green home for their cash but also a decent return are being targeted by a new £2.5m...