Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s former chief investment officer for sustainable investing, thinks its governments, not businesses, that must take the lead on climate change.
Clearloop CEO Laura Zapata helps companies put capital towards the installation of solar farms in communities with particularly dirty electricity grids.
From the Bank of England to the People’s Bank of China, monetary authorities of the world’s largest economies are gauging how climate change could rock the financial system.
European companies with circular initiatives are benefiting from a strategy that encourages innovation and private investment, from venture capital to green bonds, while providing copious amounts of public funding.
The insurance industry has great potential to do what investors, regulators and others haven't been able to: price climate risk sufficiently high so it changes corporate behavior and moves markets.
A proposed new financial instrument, SDG Accelerator bonds, could provide a de-risked way of issuing bonds to address the need for more sustainable development.
Charleston, New York City and the Houston-Galveston metro area are currently considering proposals to build barriers in response to hurricane surges and sea level rise.