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Small Modular Reactors: Nuclear Power’s Last Roll Of The Dice?

The debate is currently raging as to whether or not nuclear power should be part of the future low carbon energy mix.  The West’s nuclear building boom of the 1970s is a distant memory and the current fleet of aging reactors have already started to be phased out. This is not universally the case. In…

The Electric F-150: Ford’s (and the World’s) Path To An Electric Future

If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own – Henry Ford (attributed [1]) Existing carbon intensive companies have a tricky balancing act to perform as society pivots to a…

Budget 2021: Green Gilts, Green Savings Bonds, and Green Investment

This year’s UK Budget [1] contained quite a few announcements relating to green investment and green-focused government debt (commonly know as green gilts). These new green gilts have the potential to turbocharge the UK government’s ability to fund green projects. However, before we get too excited we need to understand what they are and consolidate…

A Short Introduction to the CDP Temperature Rating

Clean and unambiguous data is vital if green and sustainable finance is to help with the climate fight. Armed with better data, individual and professional investors alike will be able to more confidently allocate capital by knowing which projects and companies have less impact on the climate and are closer to net-zero goals. Background The…

What Links Carbon Intensive Steel and Energy Saving Insulation?

The global steel industry accounts for 6-7% of global greenhouse gas emissions [1], making it one of the most polluting industries on earth. However, this carbon intensive industrial behemoth also gave the world mineral wool, which is used as one of the most effective energy saving measures: thermal insulation. So, how did this apparent contradiction…

Introduction to Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions: How Companies Measure Their Carbon Emissions

“No legacy is so rich as honesty.” – William Shakespeare, All’s Well That Ends Well. Carbon transparency is about companies and other organisations openly reporting how much greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions they are responsible for and it is now a cornerstone of green finance, ESG, impact investing and sustainable finance. By easily being able to…