When rising waters from superstorms like Katrina or Sandy inundate heavily populated coastal communities, vast numbers of people will abandon their destroyed homes and flee for safety and shelter elsewhere.
Where will they go — and how will their destination cities cope with them?
Two new studies suggest rising ocean levels will lead to a collapse of US coastal property values and mass migration to already crowded cities.
Enthusiasm for sustainable investing is surging. Already, more than $8.7 trillion of investment capital is managed using environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in U.S. markets alone, a 184% increase since 2010. This pot of money increasingly includes investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy, affordable housing and more, as well as investments that more holistically integrate broad ESG factors.
Though China and the United States lead the world when it comes to gross domestic output (GDP), the sustainable competitiveness model uses another standard. The focus is not corporate wealth or political clout, but “dignifying standard of life for all citizens.”
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has changed the rules about how small investors can participate in crowdfunding. Indiegogo offers a chance to support good causes and to (hopefully) generate a profit.
Announced at the UN Climate conference held in Marrakech earlier this month, America’s foreign aid agency USAID announced the recipients of $4 million in new funding for African off-grid solar energy startups.
In two white papers, the prominent ratings agency S&P has revealed its plans for a new green bonds evaluation tool as well as an environmental, social, and governance assessment tool. The two proposed tools would be used for the assessment of investment exposure to growing environmental risks — or, to put … [continued]
By Sarah McAuley, senior director of marketing “Materiality” used to be a word relegated to CFOs, accountants, and investors talking about financial disclosures and risks. But recently it’s become an important topic in sustainability and energy management circles. One only needs to follow the money to learn why. Investors are … [continued]
Originally published on Climate Reality Project. Find out how the Lone Star state is leading the way when it comes to renewable energy. In our recent blog post, we told you how climate change is impacting the Lone Star State – with drier air, more intense droughts, longer heatwaves, and … [continued]
Global index and data provider FTSE Russel has launched a new model and index to track companies that generate green revenues. The Green Revenues Index Series is based on FTSE Russel’s Low Carbon Economy (LCE) data model, “a quantitative data model, specifically designed for benchmarking changes in industrial output as companies transition … [continued]
