EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Gabe Malek. Follow Gabe on Twitter. But claiming that investors lack sufficient standing to engage policymakers on climate ignores the substantive, industry-specific climate analysis taking place at leading financial institutions and skirts firms’ responsibility to asset owners to reduce climate risk.

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Policy Climate change Politics Investment 82

EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

By Ben Ratner and Gabriel Malek. Gabriel Malek, Research Fellow on Investor Climate Advocacy. Follow Gabe on Twitter. US banks have the political and financial leverage needed to play a major role in averting disruptive climate damage to the world economy. Follow Ben on Twitter.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 17, 2021

Gabe Malek. Last week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) offered a grim reminder that business-as-usual won’t protect people or the planet from the catastrophic effects of climate change. Coordinator, Investor Influence. With warming projected to reach 1.5

Methane 52

Methane Climate change Policy Politics 52

EDF + Business

JULY 2, 2021

Gabe Malek Coordinator, Investor Influence. Climate-aligned finance requires more than just investing in companies in low-emissions sectors; it involves wielding shareholder power to push high-emitting sectors to decarbonize.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Gabe Malek, Project Manager, Investor Influence. EDF was an early partner with Carlyle Group, KKR, and others to make environmental measurement and management a best practice for industry leaders and a key strategy for value creation. Those earlier efforts have led to recent gains.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Investment 52

EDF + Business

AUGUST 4, 2021

Gabe Malek Coordinator, Investor Influence. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prioritized the management of climate-related financial risk, gathering stakeholder input on climate risk disclosure in preparation for expected rulemaking in the fall.

Climate change 57

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Gabe Malek, Project Manager, Investor Influence. Transportation accounts for the largest percentage of CO2 emissions in the U.S. and exacerbates public health inequities in communities exposed to air pollution along highways, ports, and rail yards.

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