Expert Insight | Climate Council

The Challenges In Pursuit Of A Green Hydrogen Economy

Article

Green Hydrogen is the trendiest clean energy source around, touted for its ‘simple’ ability to turn water into a highly combustible energy source capable of replacing our demand for oil and gas. However, the costs of green hydrogen are significant and from a commercial perspective, potentially unviable for some time.

Q&A: Bryn Jones, Head of Fixed Income, Rathbones

Executive Interview

Our focus is not so much on industrial businesses but more on financial business and businesses that have a social impact including social housing, renewables, transport and those which reduce carbon. To be clear, it is not an impact fund, it is ethical sustainable fund.

Webinar Takeaways: How can asset stewardship bring about a low carbon economy?

Article

On the 16th of September the Climate Council held a webinar in partnership with White & Case, welcoming speakers from State Street Global Advisors, EOS at Federated Hermes, Orion Energy Partners, IHS Markit and Encourage Capital discussing how asset stewardship can bring about a low carbon economy.

Green Goals For Heavy Industries In The Energy Transition

Article

The steel, cement & heavy-duty transportation sectors that we have become deeply reliant upon, are the very same that weigh us down as we seek to new paths to a cleaner, net-zero society. We have looked at the impacts of three of the most ‘hard-to-abate’ sectors and what alternatives may look like from the perspective of their emissions, costs and practicalities.

Q&A: Andrea Course, Venture Principal, Shell Ventures

Executive Interview

Andrea Course works in Shell Ventures as Venture Principal where she invests in innovative start and scale-up companies that accelerate the energy transition, focusing in the areas of ML, AI, Robotics and Decarbonization. Currently she sits on the boards of Innowatts (Digital Energy Platform) and Osperity (Intelligent Visual Monitoring). Andrea has 15 years of experience in the energy sector as both technical SME and investor.

A subsidy free renewable global industry is possible within 5 years

Webinar

On the 23rd of July 2020, An expert panel discussed the possibility that falling technology costs have meant that the need for subsidies in the renewable energy industry has been questioned. However, whilst wind and solar are leading, many parts of the industry are not there yet. Would it be a mistake to assume, too early, that subsidies are no longer needed?

Roeland Menger ,EDF answers audience questions

Meet The Speaker

Current clean energy technologies are (often) bankable and even competitive nowadays compared to grey projects. This means investors should (and they do) invest in these projects.

Taking green PPAs to the next level

Article, Executive Interview

We speak to Jason Tundermann, Vice-President of Business Development at LevelTen Energy, to learn about trends in the corporate renewable PPAs marketplace.

An unparalleled opportunity in unprecedented times

Article

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says there is now a once-inalifetime opportunity to put clean energy investment at the heart of the world’s economic recovery from the virus.

What’s putting the brakes on EV adoption in South Africa?

Article

We take a deeper look into why South Africa is lagging behind on global sales of electric vehicles (EVs). Read here

‘Greening’ existing infrastructure should be prioritised over investment into new clean energy projects

Webinar

9 July 2020 – With global investment in new renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro-electric projects) at $282.2 billion in 2019, it is clear that there is a growing appetite to invest into new clean energy projects. But is investing large sums into new projects putting the cart before the horse?

Banking on climate

Article

We explore how banks and asset managers are providing debt and innovative capital products and how they are responding to very different circumstances than the ones laid out in their commitments published as recently as March.

ESG and Renewables post-Covid

Article

The argument has been made that aligning corporate, and investment goals to the Paris Agreement is easier in a growth market than during a downturn. If so what does this current situation mean in practice for investors and corporates alike?

Tomorrow today? The reality of developing a global H2 economy

Article

We delve into the economics of the hydrogen economy, exploring where we are and what is needed for hydrogen to be the saviour that so many claim it will be – this is what we discovered when we spoke to our members.

The Secret Sauce – Five Things Stopping Institutional Investors Deploying Greater Capital into Renewable Energy

Article

If executives are going to successfully access some of the $2 trillion a year in clean energy infrastructure being allocated, knowing what these investors look for is important. Much is written about why they are investing, but we asked our membership what holds them back from deploying capital.

The potential for corporate sourcing of renewable energy to advance renewables market

Expert Insight

At the Energy Capital Leaders Assembly, we heard from some key players in the renewables and PPA market including Zosia Riesner, Director of Power Markets, Europe, Lightsource BP; Dierk Paskert, CEO, Encavis and Luigi Sacco, PPA Originator, Head of Southern Europe, Falck Renewables.

A Low-carbon, Circular Economy Future – UN Environment and EU Commission

Expert Insight

At the Energy Capital Leaders Assembly in November 2019, Mark Radka, UN Environment and Paula Pinho, European Commission shared their insights into achieving a low-carbon future and their Sustainable Development Goals. Read more here