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Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery

GreenBiz

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Many are considering a tried-and-true method to boost economies in the short term and provide wide societal benefits in the long term: infrastructure investment. It's easy to see why: Demand is enormous. For example, since 2008, the percentage of U.S.

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GB News Owner’s Hedge Fund Has $2.2 Billion Fossil Fuel Investments

DeSmogBlog

Paul Marshall is the chairman and chief investment officer of Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund that he co-founded in 1997. Marshall Wace is now one of the world’s largest hedge funds – an investment vehicle that bets on rising and falling share prices – with around $63 billion (£51.9 billion) in assets under management.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

Last summer, the investment arm of northern Europe’s largest financial services group dropped Brazilian meat giant JBS from its portfolio. The exclusion of JBS is quite dramatic for us because it is from all of our funds, not just the ones labelled ESG," Eric Pedersen, Nordea’s head of responsible investments, told The Guardian. .

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NextEnergy Capital launches fifth solar investment fund

Business Green

Solar and battery storage investment firm said the new fund would primarily invest in solar and energy storage assets in OECD countries. NextEnergy Capital has launched a new international solar fund, the London-based investment manager's fifth targeting the sector, it announced yesterday.

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Will Lithium Follow The ‘Super-Cycle’ Of Mining?

R-Squared Energy

I heard that in 2008 when oil prices first topped $100 a barrel. Those high oil prices caused a recession, which reduced demand, which reduced prices. When prices are high, oil companies tend to invest a lot more into increasing production. But there is a lag between those investments and additional supply.

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How to value solar plus storage

GreenBiz

"Solar plus battery storage can provide value in two ways: first, energy reliability for customers during emergency power outages, and second, during non-emergencies, to help the grid balance demand and generation," said Dawn Weisz, chief executive of California utility MCE, during a breakout session at last week’s virtual VERGE 20 event. .

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$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers

GreenTechMedia

The problem is that despite this momentum, even sophisticated investors lack the breadth and depth of commitment to avoid the vast majority of speculative oil and gas investments. It also means industries like utilities and auto manufacturers that make up the bulk of demand for oil and gas. Indeed, it’s why U.S.