Green Lights Feb. 10: Top stories this week
. . . Welcome to Green Lights, our weekly roundup of the best of Callaway Climate Insights. This week, water’s…
Green arms race takes shape as Brussels launches European subsidies blitz
President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech this week was heavy on the success of his Inflation Reduction Act…
Zeus: Water endgame in the West begins to take shape
(David Callaway is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Callaway Climate Insights. He is the former president of the World Editors…
SEC stalling on climate disclosure rules won’t prevent lawsuits
In today’s issue: — No amount of SEC tinkering with climate disclosure rules will prevent litigation — Spanish ham…
From Spanish hams to snowless NYC, climate change making itself felt in strangest ways
(A native of England, veteran journalist Matthew Diebel has worked at NBC News, Time, USA Today and News Corp.,…
Tightening of ESG standards targets carbon offset schemes
One of the major criticisms of corporate net-zero initiatives has always been that companies use carbon offset schemes to…
Ken LaRoe: An open letter to anti-ESG politicians about sustainable investing
By Ken LaRoe (Ken LaRoe is CEO & Founder of Climate First Bank, America’s first FDIC-insured bank founded to…
Eureka! The elusive ‘greenium’ has been found
(Mark Hulbert, an author and longtime investment columnist, is the founder of the Hulbert Financial Digest; his Hulbert Ratings…
EV stocks ride January wave on price cuts, takeover interest
In today’s issue: — EV stocks lead January rally on price wars, takeover interest — So just how complicated…
ESG backlash not stopping bull market in chief sustainability jobs, or pay packages
Defying supply chain disruptions and macroeconomic headwinds, 2022 energy transition investment jumped 31% to draw level with fossil fuels,…
Latin America stocks in reversal of fortune, start year with gains in renewables, ESG shares
(Michael Molinski is a senior economist at Trendline Economics. He’s worked for Fidelity, Charles Schwab and Wells Fargo, and…
As Europe energy markets steady, a new call for a global carbon price
In today’s issue: — Can a global carbon price stave off a trade war over energy? The WTO thinks…
Hit by a hurricane? Turns out you might turn a profit
(A native of England, veteran journalist Matthew Diebel has worked at NBC News, Time, USA Today and News Corp.,…
Green lights: Top stories this week at Callaway Climate Insights
. . . . Welcome to green lights, our weekly roundup of the best of Callaway Climate Insights. We know you’re…
In snowy Davos, oil steals the climate show
Davos Man has changed in the past decade. He’s richer. That’s about all though, as the annual summit of…
Shades of green: Funds slash ESG rankings on legal worries
(Mark Hulbert, an author and longtime investment columnist, is the founder of the Hulbert Financial Digest; his Hulbert Ratings…
Fossil fuel ‘influencers’ add new twist to old game of paid promotions
(A native of England, veteran journalist Matthew Diebel has worked at NBC News, Time, USA Today and News Corp.,…
From Brazil attack to climate change, how the fight against disinformation can be won
(Marcelo Rech, is executive president of the Brazilian Association of Newspapers (ANJ) and a board member of the World…
Greta’s message to the media, an oil exec in charge of COP28, and more
My brother in London gave me an early copy of Greta Thunberg’s “The Climate Book,” for Christmas. It hits the shelves…
Marsha Vande Berg’s Sustainability Stars: With Norio Masuda, Senior Manager, Hitachi Ltd.
(Marsha Vande Berg is director of MJGlobal Insights, a resource for corporate and fund decision-makers when shaping their dynamic…
Zeus: Fed’s shift on climate policy won’t weather the coming storms
(David Callaway is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Callaway Climate Insights. He is the former president of the World Editors…