Introducing "The Sustainable Investor"
“If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere" - Henry Kissinger. This is the blog for all of you who deal with sustainable investing, and who want to make better and more informed investing choices. The time has finally come. After
Scooters - a silver bullet to cut fossil fuel use?
Our cities need micro mobility (scooters and bikes) to work if we are to reduce car use, as they can replace shorter distance trips and first/last mile travel.
Storage will enable renewable grids
According to an MIT study, an increased use of electricity and energy storage can make a decarbonised electricity system both affordable and reliable. Technologies that are already proven and available for use include Li Ion batteries, but also some thermal storage and pumped hydro.
Deforestation is in the regulatory cross hairs.
The EU’s draft regulation on deforestation-free products proposes to restrict imports of key agricultural commodities
What caught our eye this week
Here are three stories that we found particularly interesting this week and why: * Mission-oriented policy to address health inequalities * Beyond primary energy: the energy transition needs a new lens * Poor housing will cost over £135.5bn over the next 30 years without urgent action Not a subscriber yet? Click here
The right to a clean environment could have big consequences
The Lawyer who defeated Shell predicts an “avalanche” of climate cases
Avoiding blackouts with 100% renewable grids
The consensus conclusion seems to be that most countries could get to c. 70% renewables “fairly easily”, but the last 10-30% is technically possible but the costs could be prohibitive.
The new German supply chain law is just the beginning
A combination of local (& regional) regulation, with an increased use of international human rights law, will create long term risks for companies.
Kenya tea pickers go to court
There is an obligation on private entities operating in jurisdictions other than the one where they are domiciled to operate according to human rights and labour standards
Responsibility for human rights can get complicated
Once a government has signed an international treaty and implemented it into national law, then all companies in that country (including their overseas subsidiaries) are also bound by the same obligations.
Don't get left behind on human rights law
It's not just in Europe where human rights law is flexing its muscles - the US is getting into the act as well.
Human rights doesn't respect country boundaries
In late July London’s Court of Appeal agreed to reopen a $7 billion lawsuit by 200,000 claimants against Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP
