Green asset classes are proliferating
Green financial assets are a small but significant share of the total
IF THE WORLD is to tackle global warming, vast amounts of money—$3.5trn annually from now until 2050, according to the International Energy Agency, a forecaster—will have to flow into clean-energy research and generation. Capital will have to shift from carbon-intensive industries into clean ones. That means asset managers will have to offer more green investment products, and regulators will have to set standards that enable investors to make green choices.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Verdant and vibrant”
Finance & economics December 1st 2018
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- Europe makes contingency plans for clearing-houses after Brexit
- Non-bank firms are now big players in America’s mortgage market
- Bitcoin has lost most of its value this year
- Green asset classes are proliferating
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