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Source: Climate Copernicus EU Over the past 11 years, the Earth has experienced record warm temperatures. Within the past 3 years, the global average temperatures have reached the threshold of 1.5°C. This specific temperature demonstrates the limit created by the Paris Agreement in an attempt to protect the Earth and all its inhabitants from the dangers of global warming. However, Data clearly displays life-altering information about the rapid and aggressive rise in global t

Refining concentration by geography and ownership , 2024 (IEA, Global Critical Minerals Report 2025). As clean energy and high-tech industries expand, demand for critical minerals is rising fast, while supply, especially at the refining stage, remains highly concentrated. Because new mining and processing projects are slow and costly to build, both the EU and the U.S. are turning to recycling as a faster way to strengthen supply security. The EU follows a rule-based, target-d

Following up on our research paper on wetlands finance, we wanted to discuss again wetlands conservation finance this week. Coastal ecosystems and wetlands are one of the most important ecosystems in the world due to the abundance of ecological, economic, and social benefits. Many plants and animals live within coastal wetlands. Wetlands also act as barriers against storms or floods while improving water quality through the filtration of pollutants. These areas are transition

Reflecting upon Responsible Alpha's top January 1, 2025, Responsible Alpha id well. Responsible Alpha’s 2025 Top Ten: 10. ESG In Your Backpack, Ready for Travel: Standardized and Portable ESG Forecast:  Demand for standardized and simplified ESG reporting that can be transported across geographies will grow. While ESG is an acronym used for the first time in 2004, many of the underlying ESG metrics are much older . In fact, the metric “reporting the number of members of a bo

As Responsible Alpha celebrates a year of growth delivering key energy and nature transition services for our core set of clients, we want to wish each of you a Happy New Year, and remind you to never give up. To summit a mountain takes one step a time, slowly and patiently. As our mountainer friends like Ossy Freire say it take one step at a time to reach the summit. To our Responsible Alpha friends and colleagues globally, we wish that in 2026 you are able to slowly climb

Responsible Alpha's 2026: Top Ten Trends are: Energy Transition Keeps Growing Explosive Solar growth in MENA Private Equity Exposed to Catastrophic Climate Hazards European Funds: Balancing Regulation and Competitiveness U.S. Sustainability Funds: Keep Low Profile Batteries are the Lightbulb Large Caps Increase Sustainability Reporting CBAM Launch Climate Adaptation: Now A Strategic Imperative C Suite Renames Sustainability   Read the details below: 1. Energy Transition Becom

Figure 1: Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, 2023 Key Recommendations This paper offers three core implications for investors and financial institutions to consider:   Reassessing nuclear exposure as a transition finance opportunity, rather than a blanket ESG exclusion, particularly for long-duration fixed-income portfolios. Prioritizing policy credibility and regulatory stability as core credit factors when pricing Japanese utility bonds, above traditional spread or y

Source: Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations “As we reflect on the future of trade, we should always remember its contribution to lifting living standards across the world, and that balanced approaches are needed, in order to mitigate supply chain risks without unduly compromising the benefits that come from global trade for competition, innovation, productivity, efficiency and ultimately growth.“ OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann   As the business environme