Every day shows new evidence of global warming’s effects, including catastrophic flooding, hurricanes, and wildfires. It’s why nations around the world meet annually to make progress on curbing climate change. This year’s conference, COP30, is taking place in Brazil.
At Morningstar, we believe the financial markets have a huge role to play in mitigating climate change, and that a world grappling with global warming brings plenty of opportunity for investors. For readers, we present an array of relevant content penned by Morningstar and Morningstar Sustainalytics leaders, analysts, and journalists.
Which companies are using the climate transition to improve their competitiveness? Morningstar Sustainalytics aims to identify frontrunners in this space. Our inaugural list of 21 climate transition leaders draws from a wide spectrum of sectors. Stephen Ellis, senior director of ESG research at Sustainalytics, examines the five most undervalued names here.
Technologies aimed at removing carbon dioxide from manufacturing or the atmosphere hold promise. But investment options can be hard to find, even as surging demand for electricity from the artificial intelligence frenzy is driving the need for carbon removal. We look at some options here.
Looking for a climate-related fund? Hortense Bioy, head of sustainable investing research at Sustainalytics, considers a few.
Climate adaptation is an industry built around creating resilience in our infrastructure as the planet gets hotter. Here are some of the related plays.
As COP30 continues, you’ll find more links here, including a piece this coming week about sovereign sustainability-linked bonds. You’ll also find relevant stories about climate and sustainable investing.
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Why This Fund Manager Thinks REITs Are Cheap and Sustainable REITs Have an Edge
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