Investor LGIM Dumps Exxon Mobil From Its Future World Funds
The divestment of Exxon Mobil only applies to LGIM's Future World Funds which it says are set up for clients who want to express a conviction on ESG themes.
June 21, 2019
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Public Capital , Investment , Company Profiles , Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Natural Gas liquids (NGL) , Emissions , Renewables
Greener Giants: Shell’s Transfer Of Power
Europe-based Royal Dutch Shell is outpacing U.S.-major counterparts in non-fossil-fuel investing.
June 14, 2019
US Green Groups Ramp Up Legal Attacks On Federal Oil Leases
The so-called ‘keep it in the ground’ movement has a new strategy--burying the administration in formal written protests and lawsuits challenging nearly every oil and gas lease it plans on public land.
June 13, 2019
Williams Joins ONE Future Methane-Reduction Industry Group
Pipeline giant is the 17th member of coalition dedicated to cutting emissions across the natural gas value chain.
June 12, 2019
Michigan Regulator Clears Consumers Energy’s Plan To Eliminate Coal-Fired Power, Add 5 Gigawatts Of Solar
Consumers Energy closed seven of its coal-fired plants in 2016. Coal has the largest share in Michigan's power mix, providing nearly 40% of the state's electricity in 2017.
June 10, 2019
Oil Majors Gear Up For Wave Of Climate Change Liability Lawsuits
Over the past two years, a growing number of legal cases in the U.S.—brought by cities, counties and the State of Rhode Island—are seeking damages from energy companies for a litany of climate-related charges.
June 9, 2019
Presidential Hopeful Inslee Unveils Climate Plan
Democratic presidential hopeful Jay Inslee released a sweeping plan on Wednesday that he says will reclaim U.S. leadership in the fight against climate change. The plan includes proposals to resettle hundreds of thousands of climate refugees, and raise barriers to fossil fuel imports.
June 5, 2019
Opinion: Biden, Warren On The Climate Trail
Democratic presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren released climate change proposals. Are they on the money or more ‘malarkey?’
June 4, 2019
HART ENERGY CONNECT: The Energy Transition, Decarboniziation And Rex Tillerson
The 2019 KPMG Global Energy Conference will focus on how oil and gas companies can work with renewable companies to lower emissions.
June 4, 2019
Energy Stocks And The Environment
U.S. asset managers have rushed to incorporate ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors in their funds. What does this portend for funding flow in energy, an area already striving to deliver a returns-based strategy to investors?
June 3, 2019