| Description |
x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-276) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Part I. Momentum -- 1. Prosperity, with a Catch -- 2. Investing in the Era of Climate Change -- 3. Momentum -- Part II. Climate Change Solutions -- 4. Renewable Energy -- 5. Electric Vehicles -- 6. Energy Storage -- 7. Green Hydrogen -- 8. Carbon Removal -- 9. Better Together -- Part III. Investing Strategies -- 10. Risk Mitigation -- 11. Divestment -- 12. ESG Investing -- 13. Thematic Impact Investing -- 14. Impact First Investing -- Part IV. Investing in Real Assets -- 15. Renewable Energy Projects -- 16. Real Estate -- 17. Forestry and Agriculture -- Part V. Investing in Financial Assets -- 18. Venture Capital -- 19. Private Equity -- 20. Public Equities -- 21. Equity Funds -- 22. Fixed Income -- Part VI. The Investor's Dilemma -- 23. The Investor's Dilemma -- 24. Best Practices -- 25. Why Investment Matters -- 26. The Future |
| Summary |
"Climate change is an increasingly well understood problem: modern economies are emitting greenhouse gases at an unprecedented rate, leading to a higher concentration of gases in the atmosphere and a rapid warming of the planet. Most investors understand this, but they have waited for government policy on climate change to provide guidance on where to allocate capital. That is now changing. Investment capital is rapidly moving out of assets that contribute to climate change, and into companies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This change in investor behavior is driven by five systemic trends - rapid innovation in low-carbon technologies, changes in the physical environment, growth in impact investing, expansion of local government regulations, and evolving social norms. Each of these trends provides an incentive for investors to commit capital to climate change solutions. Taken together, these trends are remaking the investment landscape, creating momentum to solve climate change. The book explores these trends, as well as how both new and old investment strategies apply to them."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Investments -- Environmental aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects.
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Value investing.
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Climatology -- Economic aspects.
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Development economics.
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Sustainability -- Environmental aspects.
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Sustainability -- Economic aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00864236
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Investments -- Environmental aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00978260
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Usher, Bruce. Investing in the era of climate change New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2022] 9780231553827 (DLC) 2022004786 |
| ISBN |
9780231200882 (hardback) |
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0231200889 (hardback) |
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9780231553827 (ebook) |
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