COP26 is underway. Positive messages, with lots of fanfare, have been abundant. Doubt and mistrust, however, are also in plentiful supply. We’ve compiled a few interesting developments from the past week’s activities, along with some… Read more »
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Climate Policy Matters (and Methane Policy Matters a Lot!)
With so much focus on CO2, we often forget that there are several other greenhouse gases (GHGs) that are contributing to global warming! One particularly potent gas is methane (CH4). While it accounts for considerably… Read more »
The Great Repricing: Financial Advice in the Age of Climate Change – Free On Demand Replay
The Great Repricing: Financial Advice in the Age of Climate Change Speakers Include
Transparency with Blockchain and Satellites
All eyes are on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow next month. Our team, alongside climate activists and policymakers worldwide are fixated on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), or global emission reduction plans, under… Read more »
Green Infrastructure Trends in Emerging Markets
In our final edition of the Summer Series, we turn to emerging markets. For the RBC Emerging Markets Equity team, ESG is a critical component of their investment philosophy and process. This includes a detailed… Read more »
Our Climate Response: The Ultimate Marathon Preparation
Not a week goes by without more evidence of climate change wreaking havoc across the world. From wildfires in Greece and Turkey, to Hurricane Henri hitting the East Coast of the U.S., and this week’s… Read more »
Quality Investing and Inflation
We are in an inflationary environment as the world adjusts to a post-lockdown world. Investors are therefore interested in knowing how their portfolios might perform in an inflationary world. Quality stocks tend to fare well… Read more »
The Great Repricing Conference is Going Virtual!
The Great Repricing: Financial Advice in the Age of Climate Change is going virtual. We’re moving to an immersive online experience, featuring the same speakers and sponsors (with more to come…). The event will now… Read more »
United Nations IPCC Report: A Code Red for Humanity
On Monday, Working Group 1 (WG1), which focuses on physical climate change, released its portion of the sixth assessment report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC was created in 1988… Read more »
Time-tested Experience in Water Investing
We are in the midst of a global water crisis, owing to climate change, irresponsible extraction, pollution, and lack of equitable access…[1] Less than 1% of the earth’s water is potable and global demand is… Read more »