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Canadian pension funds are starting to embrace the green transition

Corporate Knights

The amount of these pension funds’ actual investments labelled as “sustainable” rose to $276 billion in 2021, up from just $163 billion a year earlier. The dashboard shows that sustainable investments composed nearly 13% of the pension funds’ total assets of $2.2 trillion, versus just 7% of $2.1

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Red Light, Green Light

Chris Hall

Go like the wind The global energy crisis, sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighted the importance of ensuring a steady flow of domestic, sustainable energy supply. “The fact the government didn’t listen to industry concerns ahead of the latest CfD outcomes for offshore wind perhaps implies a level of complacency,” Serin says.

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ESG Explainer: Sucking up to Carbon Capture

Chris Hall

C or below will leave a substantial amount of fossil fuels unburned and could strand considerable fossil fuel infrastructure. Depending on its availability, CCS could allow fossil fuels to be used longer, reducing stranded assets.”. Research and development funding has been created in the US, Australia, Canada, Japan and the UK.