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Climate Meets Nature

Joint Research, Report Biodiversity, Emissions, Thought Leadership Circularity, Financial Risk & Reward, Policy PT0098

“Climate meets Nature” from UBS Asset Management and Planet Tracker provides a practical guide for industry practitioners on how best to integrate nature when looking at solutions for the global energy transition that is needed to meet global climate goals. The report focuses on three essential technologies in the energy transition: solar, wind and bioenergy.

Climate and Nature Finance: Time for Action

Blog Biodiversity, Food Systems, Thought Leadership Policy, Transparency & Traceability Multi-Asset BLOG0107

The Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI) are working with Planet Tracker (Lead Knowledge Partner – Nature Finance) and Carbon Tracker (Lead Knowledge Partner – Climate Finance) on the GEFI Insights Series. The Series aims to educate and inspire financial institutions and practitioners to align their strategies with climate and nature goals within the context of COPs 16 (biodiversity) and 29 (climate). This blog explores what is needed to manage the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and of the energy transition, following the widely accepted acknowledgement that COP28 in Dubai and the Global Stocktake did nowhere near enough on finance – and in particular on the needs of emerging and developing economies.

What financial institutions should take away from the 4th round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations

Blog Emissions, Plastic, Thought Leadership Circularity, Policy, Transparency & Traceability Multi-Asset BLOG0106

What are the key takeaways for financial institutions from the fourth negotiating round of the global plastic treaty? There are five key considerations: the scope of the treaty remains contentious; chemicals of concern will be discussed in the intersessional meetings; plastic production limits will not be discussed until late November; industry wants to avoid a producer pays approach to financing the plastic pollution clean-up; a record turnout of attendees.

The Global Plastic Pollution Treaty negotiations – what financial institutions should watch out for…

Blog Emissions, Plastic, Thought Leadership Circularity, Policy, Transparency & Traceability Multi-Asset BLOG0104

As the fourth negotiating round of the global plastic treaty approaches, what should financial institutions be looking out for? There are five main considerations: are upstream petrochemical producers in scope; Will hazardous chemicals be called out; Will there be product restrictions? Who will finance the transition? Will the final treaty text be mandatory or voluntary? The implications for the financial markets could be significant.

US EPA targets producers of nine toxic chemicals

Blog Emissions, Petrochemicals Policy, Shareholder Engagement, Transparency & Traceability Multi-Asset BLOG0105

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Final Rule for Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Plants & Polymers & Resins. The aim of this rule is to reduce cancer and serious health effects from toxic air pollutants and smog-forming compounds. This is relevant to financial markets which are seeing externalities being converted into internal costs for corporates. Financial models may need reassessing.

The EU’s pre-election push on environmental-related regulation

Blog Biodiversity, Thought Leadership Greenwashing, Policy, Transparency & Traceability Multi-Asset BLOG0103

Legislative time is running short before the European Parliamentary elections on 6-9 June 2024. Corporates and investors should watch this pre-election period with considerable interest. European legislators are working on a range of regulations to finalise their adoption at the final Parliament Plenary sessions this month. These range from nature restoration and anti-greenwashing requirements, to waste & packaging and supply chain due diligence controls.

Nature Conferences to Watch in 2024

Blog Biodiversity Policy BLOG0097

An overview of the major nature-related events planned for 2024

Biodiversity risk – further delays

Blog Thought Leadership Financial Risk & Reward, Policy, Transparency & Traceability Multi-Asset BLOG0096

The persistent delay in addressing the clear downward trend in biodiversity loss is both puzzling and disappointing. However, there are bright spots. The World Economic Forum (WEF) 19th Global Risks Report shows that environmental issues are on the risk radar of academics, businesses, governments, the international community and civil society. Although there is a belief that regulation, particularly global treaties and agreements, are the solution to both biodiversity loss/ecosystem collapse and halting a critical change to Earth systems, this year we will be able to observe whether this plays out. 2024 will see two UN COPs, one on biodiversity (COP16) an another on climate (COP29). Will they demonstrate that biodiversity loss & ecosystem collapse is a near term risk that urgently needs addressing?

Planet Tracker’s takeaways for Financial Institutions from the Climate COP in Dubai

Blog Food Systems Financial Risk & Reward, Policy Multi-Asset BLOG0095

Dubai hosted the 28th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP28). In this blog, we share Planet Tracker’s insights and identify what financial institutions should take away from this latest climate summit.

The Climate Myth of Deep Sea Mining

Report Deep Sea Mining Financial Risk & Reward, Greenwashing, Policy Equity PT0087

Comparing three academic lifecycle assessment studies evaluating the ‘nodule-to-commodity’ climate impact of metals produced from polymetallic nodules and land ores reveals that deep sea nodules could have 28% higher or 76% lower climate impact than land ores. Planet Tracker believes that such a marked variation in results is not a good enough basis for making decisions about the future of deep sea mining.

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