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How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in municipal budgeting - GRIST by Melanie Lambrick

How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’

January 28, 2023

Pittsburgh’s goal: a zero-carbon budget. An ambitious plan adopted in 2018 with objectives like 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, a fossil-free fleet and zero-waste. There are several ways a city can slice its budget. One is incremental budgeting, wherein the previous year’s budget provides the baseline for the next. Priority-based budgeting maps every dollar a city spends to a specific program.

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Natural capital earns investor interest by Grant Harrison GreenBiz - shutterstock DIY13

Natural capital earns investor interest

January 28, 2023

Institutional investors across the globe are taking stock of natural capital — the value extracted from soil, air, water, climate and all the living things and ecosystem services that make the economy possible. Examples include advancing sustainable hydroponics, beef alternatives, biodegradable consumer products and degraded land restoration.

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Biodiversity Finance Guide Offers Investors a Blueprint to Protect Nature

Biodiversity Finance Guide Offers Investors a Blueprint to Protect Nature

November 22, 2022

“Protecting and restoring biodiversity and ecosystems is critical to ensuring sustainable economic growth. It is also a key component of our response to climate change mitigation, resilience, and adaptation. The private sector has a central role to play. This guide is a compass for businesses and investors seeking to align their activities with the goals of sustainable growth and a healthy planet.” said Makhtar Diop, IFC

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How do ESGs Compare to Other Eco-Friendly Investments by Clean Energy CU

How do ESGs Compare to Other Eco-friendly Investments?

November 22, 2022

ESG investing has been all the rage over the last several years, and today’s investors can choose from hundreds of stocks, mutual funds, and municipal bonds. Eco-friendly investing puts money behind companies that claim to be better for the environment by actively trying to lower their carbon emissions. But investors who want to make decisions with the environment in mind can find themselves trying to navigate a confusing landscape.

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Calvert Impact releases its 2022 Impact Report - Need for Transformational Change

Calvert Impact Releases its 2022 Impact Report: The Need for Transformative Change

November 22, 2022

Calvert Impact recently announced the publication of its 2022 Impact Report: Responding to the Need for Transformative Change. The report showcases Calvert Impact\’s portfolio partners\’ work in communities around the globe and the impact of its investors\’ capital. It also highlights key internal trends, with particularly noteworthy increases in Calvert Impact\’s climate and small business portfolios.

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Vert Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Global Sustainable Real Estate Fund

Vert Celebrates the 5th Anniversary of its Global Sustainable Real Estate Fund

November 22, 2022

Vert Asset Management, a dedicated ESG investment manager, recently announces the 5th anniversary of Vert Global Sustainable Real Estate Fund, an open-end mutual fund which seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund invests across the globe in publicly listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) using evidence-based environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

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Green Bonds are Bib Business for Climate Investors by John Howell

Green Bonds are Big Business for Climate Investors

November 22, 2022

Can financial instruments such as green bonds and other sustainability-related products deliver enough financing for a multi-trillion-dollar energy transition? The cost of transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy seems fantastically astronomical. Current estimates of the capital needed to decarbonize the global economy and achieve net zero emissions by 2050 offer some eye-watering figures. They range from about $1 trillion to $9 trillion annually. So, based on those annual projections, a final price tag from now until 2050 could be anywhere between $30 trillion and $275 trillion. (Dec. 2022)

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Gender is Untapped Opportunity for Climate-smart Investors

Gender is an Untapped Opportunity for Climate-Smart Investors

November 22, 2022

(From the Archives) There is a growing recognition that addressing the climate crisis will require tapping into the knowledge, insights, and expertise of the whole population. If we want climate solutions that create a just transition for everyone affected, we need everyone involved – as innovators, entrepreneurs, workers, policymakers, customers, and investors.

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Cleantech Group Names the 2022 50 to Watch - Climate Crisis Innovators

Cleantech Group Names the 2022 Cleantech 50 to Watch – Climate Crisis Innovators

October 26, 2022

Cleantech Group recently released their Cleantech 50 to Watch, an annual list of top global early-stage private companies showcased for their excellence in sustainable innovation. The entrepreneurs on the list are creating new technologies that are poised to address the climate crisis in plastics, regenerating soils, recycling building materials, automating food waste and transforming solar power.

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