New sources of financing, part 3. IOSCO highlights problems in the disclosures of climate-related transition plans.
New sources of financing, part 2. IOSCO publishes 21 Good Practices for the Voluntary Carbon Markets.
New sources of financing, part 1. The international association of securities regulators concludes its review of both Compliance and Voluntary Carbon Markets. And the results are great references.
Mar 19, 20232 min readReconsider climate change as an opportunityMuch of humanity’s reluctance to change our ways of doing things in the face of climate change comes from the assumption that it means...
Mar 18, 20231 min readFlorida Governor launches 18-state alliance to ban ESG investingLast Thursday, March 16 2023, governors of 18 U.S. states announced the formation of an alliance, led by Florida Governor Ron Desantis,...
Mar 15, 20231 min readCarbon Removal Alliance and the United States GovernmentRecent article from Forbes reported that more than 20 companies in the burgeoning carbon removal industry launched a coalition that will...
Feb 17, 20232 min readMcKinsey & The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bringToday we will comment on a new report - and 6 articles - from McKinsey. Another great set of publications. Comprehensive,...
Feb 16, 20232 min readBloomberg: Guess Who Loses After Governments Bar ESG Banks?As we have been posting in the last days, United States seems divided when you refer to ESG. Last Monday it was Ron DeSantis, Governor of...
Feb 14, 20232 min readBiden gave “a 10-year life expectancy to 50-year assets” (oil & gas reserves)In his State of the Union Address last February 7, the president of United States made interesting remarks related to climate change and...
Feb 11, 20232 min readIntegrity: Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) face credibility test in 2023Could you provide a score - between 1 lowest and 5 highest - for each of the following priorities for a "Carbon Standard"? a) Accelerate...
Feb 10, 20232 min readMining: MIT Tech Review, GRI new standard and IBRAM's Green Book of Brazilian MiningToday a few recent notes about the mining sector, towards a greener economy, ESG. Every now and then we hear that there will not be...
Feb 8, 20232 min readLaunched in Europe the Green Deal Industrial PlanThe context of the industrial energy transition is increasingly agitated around the world. On one hand, all the debate about new...
Feb 3, 20232 min readGRI: Effective risk management means depoliticizing ESGLast January 17, in United States (US) a group of politicians from 21 states including Texas and Utah have stepped up their criticism of...