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Investing in the era of climate change / Bruce Usher.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2022]Description: x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780231200882
  • 0231200889
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Contents:
Preface -- Part I. Momentum -- 1. Prosperity, with a Catch -- 2. Investing in the Era of Climate Change -- 3. Momentum -- Part II. Climate Change Solutions -- 4. Renewable Energy -- 5. Electric Vehicles -- 6. Energy Storage -- 7. Green Hydrogen -- 8. Carbon Removal -- 9. Better Together -- Part III. Investing Strategies -- 10. Risk Mitigation -- 11. Divestment -- 12. ESG Investing -- 13. Thematic Impact Investing -- 14. Impact First Investing -- Part IV. Investing in Real Assets -- 15. Renewable Energy Projects -- 16. Real Estate -- 17. Forestry and Agriculture -- Part V. Investing in Financial Assets -- 18. Venture Capital -- 19. Private Equity -- 20. Public Equities -- 21. Equity Funds -- 22. Fixed Income -- Part VI. The Investor's Dilemma -- 23. The Investor's Dilemma -- 24. Best Practices -- 25. Why Investment Matters -- 26. The Future
Summary: "Climate change is an increasingly well understood problem: modern economies are emitting greenhouse gases at an unprecedented rate, leading to a higher concentration of gases in the atmosphere and a rapid warming of the planet. Most investors understand this, but they have waited for government policy on climate change to provide guidance on where to allocate capital. That is now changing. Investment capital is rapidly moving out of assets that contribute to climate change, and into companies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This change in investor behavior is driven by five systemic trends - rapid innovation in low-carbon technologies, changes in the physical environment, growth in impact investing, expansion of local government regulations, and evolving social norms. Each of these trends provides an incentive for investors to commit capital to climate change solutions. Taken together, these trends are remaking the investment landscape, creating momentum to solve climate change. The book explores these trends, as well as how both new and old investment strategies apply to them."-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A climate catastrophe can be avoided, but only with a rapid and sustained investment in companies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To the surprise of many, this has already begun. Investors are abandoning fossil-fuel companies and other polluting industries and financing businesses offering climate solutions. Rising risks, evolving social norms, government policies, and technological innovation are all accelerating this movement of capital.

Bruce Usher offers an indispensable guide to the risks and opportunities for investors as the world faces climate change. He explores the role that investment plays in reducing emissions to net zero by 2050, detailing how to finance the winners and avoid the losers in a transforming global economy. Usher argues that careful examination of climate solutions will offer investors a new and necessary lens on the future for their own financial benefit and for the greater good. Companies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions will create great wealth, and, more importantly, they will provide a lifeline for humanity.

Grounded in academic and industry research, Usher's insights bring clarity to a complex and controversial topic while illuminating the people behind the numbers. This book sets out a practical and actionable plan for investors that will alter the course of climate change.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Part I. Momentum -- 1. Prosperity, with a Catch -- 2. Investing in the Era of Climate Change -- 3. Momentum -- Part II. Climate Change Solutions -- 4. Renewable Energy -- 5. Electric Vehicles -- 6. Energy Storage -- 7. Green Hydrogen -- 8. Carbon Removal -- 9. Better Together -- Part III. Investing Strategies -- 10. Risk Mitigation -- 11. Divestment -- 12. ESG Investing -- 13. Thematic Impact Investing -- 14. Impact First Investing -- Part IV. Investing in Real Assets -- 15. Renewable Energy Projects -- 16. Real Estate -- 17. Forestry and Agriculture -- Part V. Investing in Financial Assets -- 18. Venture Capital -- 19. Private Equity -- 20. Public Equities -- 21. Equity Funds -- 22. Fixed Income -- Part VI. The Investor's Dilemma -- 23. The Investor's Dilemma -- 24. Best Practices -- 25. Why Investment Matters -- 26. The Future

"Climate change is an increasingly well understood problem: modern economies are emitting greenhouse gases at an unprecedented rate, leading to a higher concentration of gases in the atmosphere and a rapid warming of the planet. Most investors understand this, but they have waited for government policy on climate change to provide guidance on where to allocate capital. That is now changing. Investment capital is rapidly moving out of assets that contribute to climate change, and into companies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This change in investor behavior is driven by five systemic trends - rapid innovation in low-carbon technologies, changes in the physical environment, growth in impact investing, expansion of local government regulations, and evolving social norms. Each of these trends provides an incentive for investors to commit capital to climate change solutions. Taken together, these trends are remaking the investment landscape, creating momentum to solve climate change. The book explores these trends, as well as how both new and old investment strategies apply to them."-- Provided by publisher.

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