Alex Janiaud

Policy & Regulation, Sector Focus
January 10, 2023

UK proposes lower emissions limit for new oil and gas plants from 2034

The UK government has opened a consultation into its ‘capacity market’, with the aim of improving energy security and spurring investment to reach net zero....
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Policy & Regulation
January 9, 2023

Australian regulator issues new greenwashing fine

Black Mountain Energy fined over allegedly false or misleading sustainability statements. Australian oil and gas company Black Mountain Energy has paid a A$39,960 ($27,060) fine...
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Policy & Regulation
January 9, 2023

World Bank calls for more funds to counter climate change and other crises

The world’s largest multilateral development bank has tabled a document to revisit its mission and financing tools. The World Bank Group is exploring ways to...
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Policy & Regulation
January 5, 2023

British MPs demand ‘war effort’ to cut energy bills and carbon emissions

Members of parliament have published recommendations on how the British government can accelerate the green transition and demanded an end date for oil and gas...
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Policy & Regulation
January 4, 2023

New EV battery rules to come into force after EU agreement

Rules will require carbon footprint disclosures and apply to manufacturers as well as importers and distributors. Electric car batteries sold in the EU with a...
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Policy & Regulation
June 13, 2022

UK pensions regulator to review initial TCFD reports

TPR will review pension funds’ published Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures reports in the coming months, it has disclosed. In a blog post authored by...
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May 17, 2022

Investors: 60 per cent of pension funds pessimistic on hitting net zero goals

A study finds that the majority of a group of pension funds managing €3.3tn in assets believe they will miss their net zero targets despite many embedding climate change objectives...
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Finance, Sector Focus
May 3, 2022

Passive giants envisage role as stewards of hard-to-love assets

Passive investment giants have found a rationale for maintaining exposure to traditional indices’ fossil fuel assets, but campaigners say their voting record should match their stated decarbonisation ambitions. Passive investment...
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Finance
March 3, 2022

Russian divestment: Too late to exit positions?

As more asset owners decide to cleanse their portfolios of Russian assets, international sanctions and Moscow’s retaliations are frustrating attempts to divest. The trickle of asset owners setting divestment policies...
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