James and Kathryn Murdoch’s non-profit foundation is part of a consortium of investors that has committed $250m to a climate finance fund being raised by BlackRock to target emerging markets. The 10-member group participating in the fundraising includes institutional investors, governments and a philanthropic vehicle run by Jeremy Grantham, the veteran stockpicker. BlackRock has committed…
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The writer is chief economist of CountryRisk.io Our century is characterised by the two separate megatrends of ageing populations and climate change. Both are without example in recent history. And both will take decades to fully unfold. The need to gauge the impact on credit risk is becoming more pressing. It is nowhere more urgent…
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The writer is director-general of the World Health Organization Extreme heat is ravaging North America, leaving hundreds of people dead. This is the climate crisis in action, powered by our addiction to fossil fuels, and with real and devastating consequences for our health. Despite the now undeniable impact, however, G20 governments have committed close to…
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This article is an on-site version of our Moral Money newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Wednesday and Friday. Visit our Moral Money hub for all the latest ESG news, opinion and analysis from around the FT The city of Venice has often sparked howls from environmental…
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Good morning and welcome to Europe Express. Brussels’ policymaking machine has gone full throttle ahead of the summer break — and the FT has got its hands on one of the critical drafts before next week’s “Fit for 55” package of green measures. We will unpack what the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will mean for…
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We know a pound is worth about €1.17. Gold costs about $1,800 an ounce. But the price of carbon dioxide, a commodity of greater importance to the fate of the planet, is anybody’s guess. A group of fund managers who manage $6.6tn has called for governments to adopt global benchmark prices. Without parallel indices backed…
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Some people grow old gracefully, planning decades ahead for their retirement. Others struggle to plan ahead and leave a chaotic legacy. This is the choice of paths now facing the oil and gas industry. If we are to achieve the target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, retirement of much of the…
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Digging deeper: How US sanctions on Chinese PV may impact the market
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