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UK to Invest Over $1.2 Billion to Boost Green Industries

ESG Today

The UK government announced plans to invest £960 million (USD$1.2 The new £960 million investment will be provided through a Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support clean energy supply chains across the UK, with investments focused on areas including offshore wind, electricity networks, nuclear, CCUS and hydrogen.

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How to Build a Sustainable Future

Chris Hall

Sustainable investment experts predicted an even greater emphasis by investors on public policy, at a recent roundtable held by S&P Global Sustainable1 and ESG Investor. First, our roundtable participants surveyed the existing regulatory landscape for sustainable investing. Positive trajectory.

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The ESG Interview: Time for Impact to go Mainstream

Chris Hall

We should be measuring common facts that people agree are important to achieve sustainable investment goals. Duncan says Net Purpose brings “structure” to sustainability data by setting impact-focused goals against which a company can be measured. “We need more data and fewer scores,” she says. Ratings are subjective.

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Academia, Cities, and the Private Sector Gather to Discuss "Systems Transformations for a 1.5 Degree World" alongside Global Climate Summit COP25

Sustainable Development Network

Defining Metrics: Ensuring Impact for Sustainable Development Perrine Toledano, Head of Extractive Industries at the Columbia University Center on Sustainable Investment moderated this session, emphasizing the lack of standardized sustainability metrics and the extent to which this delays progress on the SDGs.

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. Nature is at the base of every supply chain. Ecosystem services are absolutely critical to the creation of GDP.

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The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023

3BL Media

The World Bank estimates that a carbon price of $50 to $100 per ton of CO2 is required by 2030 to meet the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement. Sustainable Investing – Greater Scrutiny. The increased scrutiny over greenwashing is necessary, and will provoke the market to favor substance over style.