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Over 40% of Gen Z & Millennials Have or Plan to Change Jobs Over Climate Concerns: Deloitte Survey

Over 40% of Gen Z & Millennials Have or Plan to Change Jobs Over Climate Concerns: Deloitte Survey

Climate change and environmental sustainability concerns are increasingly driving workplace and consumer behaviors for Gen Zs and millennials, according to a new survey released by global professional services firm Deloitte, with more than 40% in each group reporting that they have left jobs, or plan to in the future, over climate concerns, and nearly two-thirds saying that they would pay…

Climate Investor Pollination Appoints Abhay Pande to Lead Transition Finance Practice

Climate Investor Pollination Appoints Abhay Pande to Lead Transition Finance Practice

Climate-focused investment and advisory firm Pollination announced the appointment of Abhay Pande as a Senior Advisor leading its transition finance advisory practice. According to Pollination, in his new role, Pande will be support the firm’s clients to invest and raise capital for their transition strategies, easing the path to implementing climate and nature solutions to drive change. The firm added…

New Guide Calls for SLB Simplicity

Think tank’s handbook looks to tackle investor confusion over sustainability-linked bonds. The Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) has addressed the need for simplicity around sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), aiming to assist investors in capitalising on their full potential. The non-profit recently released a handbook on sustainability-linked bonds to guide practitioners in their understanding of SLBs and help scale the market for…

Weak Carbon Pricing Stalls Energy Transition

Low and patchy carbon prices will delay the transition to a clean economy but present political advantages, says the Institute of International Finance.  The sluggish spread of carbon pricing around the world risks holding back the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy, a leading financial industry bodies has warned. In a report co-authored with Pictet Asset Management, the Institute of…

Norrsken VC Raises $345 Million for Impact Solutions Venture Fund

Norrsken VC Raises $345 Million for Impact Solutions Venture Fund

Early-stage impact venture investor Norrsken VC announced that it has raised €320 million (USD$345 million) at the final close of its second fund, aimed at supporting entrepreneurs solving the world’s biggest challenges. The fund significantly surpassing the firm’s initial €250 million target, with the company noting that the finalized total makes Norrsken VC Fund II the largest early-stage generalist impact…

Ndustrial Raises $18.5 Million for AI-Powered Industrial Energy Optimization Solution

Ndustrial Raises $18.5 Million for AI-Powered Industrial Energy Optimization Solution

Industrial energy optimization technology company Ndustrial, announced that it has raised $18.5 million at the initial close of its Series B funding round, with proceeds from the financing to be used to support the company’s growth, and its solutions to drive down energy intensity at industrial facilities. The funding round was led by electrification and technology company ABB and South…

Australia Invests Over $5 Billion to Develop Clean Hydrogen Sector

Australia Invests Over $5 Billion to Develop Clean Hydrogen Sector

The government of Australia announced today a series of large-scale investments aimed at boosting the country’s clean energy sector, including plans to invest A$8 billion (USD$5.3 billion) in hydrogen production and technology over the next 10 years. The new investments were announced with the release of the government’s 2024-2025 budget, which also allocated over A$3 billion through the Australian Renewable…

Biden Quadruples Tariffs on China EVs, Batteries

Biden Quadruples Tariffs on China EVs, Batteries

President Biden announced a broad series of tariffs on goods imported from China, including several categories of products central to the U.S.’ clean energy transition strategy, such as electric vehicles, batteries and battery materials, and solar cells. In total, the White House said that the increased tariffs cover $18 billion of imports from China. According to a White House statement,…

Nature Loss Risk Ramps up

Recovery blueprint highlights opportunity to capitalise on renewable assets to bolster agriculture and food demand. Nature restoration is essential to addressing biodiversity and climate-related risks to finance, ecosystems and human health, research by investment manager Foresight has highlighted. Released last week, the Nature Recovery Blueprint offers practical guidance to land managers, developers and asset managers in implementing nature-positive management practices…

A Solvable Problem

The world is off track on ending deforestation, but accelerating financial sector and policy action could help change course. The fight to end deforestation is at a critical juncture ahead of a UN-backed recommendation which calls for decisive action by 2025, as part of efforts to keep global warming below 1.5°C. The financial sector is seen as key to meeting…