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Take Five: No Magic Green Wand

Chris Hall

On the same day, the EU Council and Parliament conjured up a smokescreen by agreeing to prioritise investment in a “ terribly long list ” of green technologies. The act gives the green light to net zero valleys , clusters of clean energy production sites, to be granted rapid approval.

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Engagement Alone Unable to Resolve Energy Impasse – PME

Chris Hall

Pension fund makes case for divestment, against backdrop of increasingly positive climate policy across major markets. Eight years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the energy transition remains “stuck”, according to Spaargaren.

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Take Five: IPCC Chair Issues Spoiler Alert

Chris Hall

A selection of this week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. Investors and policymakers signalled mixed progress in their support for net zero transition this week, ahead of a critical report from scientists. In Japan, progress is even slower, admittedly, but anticipation is high.