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A Beef With Degrowth

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Over the last several years, a range of proposals falling under the heading of “degrowth” have come to gain prominence in...

Carbon Capture: Climate Tool or Dangerous Weapon?

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) technologies remain contentious in the eyes of many environmental campaigners.  This may stem from their...

What is Fossilflation?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Climate change presents a number of challenges to modern society the world over. As weather volatility increases and economies race to...

Inflation and Climate Change

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Analysts have warned against the risk of inflation since central banks engaged in large quantitative easing exercises in the aftermath of...

What is Climateflation?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The first step in understanding how climate change affects price dynamics is to consider its direct effects before engaging with second-order...

Should we Stop Talking About ESG’s Financial Performance?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Between taxonomies, principles, hubs, alliances and partnerships, the jargon permeating sustainable finance and the abundance of new ideas can often obscure...

Taking the Plunge into Nature Positive Investing

In this Simply Said series on biodiversity, we have sought to identify the scale and significance of the problem, understand nature-related risks in investors’...

Protein Transition: Can Science & the Business of Food Solve our Consumption Equation?

The question on many people’s minds is whether current food systems can meet humanity’s future nutritional demands. People can be fed, but whether they can be fed sustainably and maintain a healthy lifestyle depends on a major transformation of the food industry.

Biodiversity Dashboard – A Look at the Metrics

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Vague claims to be “nature friendly” have long been popular in the consumer goods sector.  As the public starts to get...

Looking for Portfolio Risk in the Wilderness

Stockholm (NordSIP) – In the first of our series of articles on biodiversity and natural capital, we reminded ourselves of the basic concepts involved...

Biodiversity: the Crisis Hiding in Your Portfolio

Stockholm (NordSIP) – 2022 is expected to be the year investment in nature finally hits the headlines.  Biodiversity loss is a key priority at...

The Economic Challenges Facing Nuclear Energy

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Beyond environmental and safety concerns, the main criticism levied against nuclear energy is the need for state intervention at several levels. In...

The Scale of Radioactive Waste Management

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Nuclear proliferation, environmental and public health concerns create a need for the establishment of well-regulated nuclear waste management processes, particularly when...

The Threat of Nuclear Proliferation

While nuclear energy is considered by many as a solution to climate change, particularly where CO2 emissions are concerned, the spread inherent to this...

An Overview of Nuclear Power Safety Concerns

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Safety has been a longstanding concern surrounding nuclear power. The accidents at Three Mile Island (USA - 1979), Chernobyl (USSR/Ukraine - 1986)...

The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The role of nuclear energy in the energy transition remains mired by controversy. In Europe, the issue remains politically charged and continues...

Intermittency and the Appeal of Nuclear Energy

Stockholm (NordSIP) - To boil water, nuclear power plants (NPPs) use fission to split atoms, which releases the energy binding neutrons and protons together...

CO2, a One-Way Bet?

Across the globe, governments are setting more and more ambitious targets for carbon reduction. The European Union is aiming to be carbon neutral by...

The Sustainability of Short Selling Revisited

For responsible investors, the question of whether short selling is a practice they should shun or embrace remains as unclear as always. The arguments...

Help With Flight Carbon Anxiety

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Asset managers who propose environmentally friendly investment products often argue that one of their contributions to a less carbon-intensive economy is...

What is Additionality?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - “Additionality is a real increase in social value that would not have occurred in the absence of the intervention being appraised,”...

Low-Carbon Indices 101

Low-carbon indices are becoming a fixture on the investment landscape, as the intensifying drive to address climate change compels investors to address risks entailed...

Green Bonds 101

Green Bonds are becoming an inexorable investment tool and have experienced a surge of interest in the past decade. Still, doubt remains as to...

Finance Meets Charity at Impact

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Here in Stockholm, but also in the rest of Europe, sustainability is definitely a hot topic right now. But for those...

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