Targeted imports of green hydrogen and ammonia are cost-competitive and able to displace fossil fuels in European industry and transport within eight years.
The climate benefit from a well-regulated clean hydrogen economy outweighs the impact of any emissions that hydrogen would add to our energy system.
In the wake of COP26 and a record-breaking year of climate commitments from the financial sector, there has never been greater attention on what financial institutions do next to translate their words into action.
When RMI launched the Center for Climate-Aligned Finance in 2020, the concept of climate-aligned finance was in its infancy. As we begin 2022, we look ahead to some of the major themes likely to emerge…
In October 2021, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)—an oversight body for federal financial regulators—chimed in on the climate conversation by way of a dense, 133-page report. The FSOC Report on Climate-Related…
Finance at COP, the UN climate change conference, used to be about public dollars. It was largely about rich countries pledging the elusive $100 billion in annual climate finance to developing countries—and about government…
A growing number of financial institutions have made net-zero commitments in the lead-up to COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference. On their own and through the various initiatives under the umbrella of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, these financial institutions are stepping up their climate ambition. Yet once they make pledges, financial…
This report illustrates the opportunity and the critical tools required to accelerate cost-competitive green hydrogen to market.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently made headlines by launching a formal investigation into ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investment products offered by DWS Group, Deutsche Bank AG’s asset management division. The…
We are in a race against time to decarbonize the global economy and preserve a stable, livable climate. Avoiding the worst outcomes of global warming will take an all-out effort by all of…