The Green Investor

Peter Krull, the founder and CEO of Earth Equity Advisors, one of the original sustainable investing focused RIAs, joins the show to talk about the financial advice and planning industry can move towards a greener future. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of a major ruling that could upend the EPA's oversight, unwinding years of regulations designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions. And, higher gas prices are driving up the price of electric vehicles as consumers look for cleaner options. How much pricing power do electric automakers actually have?

LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES:

https://www.earthequityadvisors.com/team/

www.spglobal.com/marke...486324

www.epa.gov/f-gas-partnership-programs/semiconductor-industry

www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warming-potentials

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-18/zara-moves-away-from-fast-fashion-with-fabric-made-from-captured-carbon?sref=6IwE4a0o

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The Newday Ocean Health exchange-traded fund, from Newday Impact in partnership with the legendary Cousteau family, launched this week, just in time for World Ocean Day. We talk to Doug Heske of Newday and Phillipe Cousteau about that ETF, and how it could be a new model for green, and blue investing. Plus, the sun is shining on the solar industry again after the Biden administration loosened tariffs on imports from Southeast Asia. We look at the forecast for renewable energy as gas prices hit record highs.

SHOW LINKS:

https://www.newdayimpactetfs.com/

www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-92

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/954621

www.gisdalliance.org/

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Malik Sievers, head of ESG at Schwab Asset Management, joins the show to myth-bust the greatest tales about ESG and SRI investing. Plus, the planet is gearing up for one of the hottest summers on record and energy prices are already peaking. And, we go Unicorn spotting in search of the most valuable Green-Tech companies in the private market.

Links Mentioned

https://www.aboutschwab.com/malik-sievers

https://www.nerc.com/news/Headlines%20DL/May%2018%202022%20SRA%20Announcement.pdf

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What does 'Responsible Investing', really mean amid climate change and a bull market in commodities? Amy O'Brien, the Global Head of Responsible Investing for Nuveen joins the Green Investor to talk about how the asset manager with over $1 trillion under management wields its influence on behalf of its stakeholders. Plus, electric vehicle stocks are spinning out, as production problems and material shortages curb EV-makers' capacity. And, green steel may be the next heavy metal. We look inside what could be the future of the industry.

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Marika Christopher of Janus Henderson Investors, joins the show to talk about the importance of climate literacy when engaging with companies and investors, and where ESG investing is headed. Plus, money flows continue to pour into ESG and Sustainable ETFs, despite the selloff across the sector. And, we celebrate Earth Day and dig into the origins of the largest secular holiday on the planet.

LINKS FOR SHOW NOTES:

https://www.janushenderson.com/en-us/investor/bio/marika-christopher/

https://www.janushenderson.com/en-us/investor/article/earth-day-2022-investing-in-climate-literacy-to-manage-risk/

https://etfgi.com/news/press-releases/2022/04/etfgi-reports-assets-invested-active-etfs-listed-globally-reached

https://www.lung.org/research/sota

https://www.zelp.co/

https://www.sustainable-markets.org/news/33ff54ac-5a3f-4211-938e-26174b1d4f38

https://www.earthday.org/

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USSIF, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, is one of the leading non-profit organizations that has been setting the standards and guidelines for ESG, Sustainable, and Impact investing. USSIF's CEO, Lisa Woll, joins the show to talk about what the investment industry needs now given the climate crisis and the demands of more socially conscious investors. Plus, electric vehicles are becoming more mainstream as total units are set to pass 20 million this year. Who's leading the race, and what does that mean for our electric future.

Links

https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/

https://developmentfinance.un.org/sites/developmentfinance.un.org/files/FSDR2022_ChptIII.B.pdf

https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/banking-and-finance/sustainable-finance/sustainability-related-disclosure-financial-services-sector_en

https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20220412-arr2021.pdf

https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20220412-arr2021.pdf

https://climeworks.com/

https://climateatlas.ca/

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Divest Harvard, a student-led activist organization at Harvard University, won a major victory in 2021 by convincing its trustees to wind down its investments in the fossil fuel industry through its $53 billion endowment. Connor Chung, a junior at Harvard, and one of the main organizers of Divest Harvard, joins the show to explain how they did it, and what else it wants from the university. Plus, the SEC has finally issued a proposal that would make climate risks a mandatory component of public company filings. We unpack the proposal, and what could come next.

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A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that the energy industry is facing hundreds of billions of dollars in losses as they continue to build fossil fuel based power plants and new carbon reduction technologies are not being built fast enough to arrest climate warming. Prof. Francois Cohen of the Univ. of Barcelona, one of the authors of the report, joins the show to break down the study and its implications. Plus, new money is pouring back into ESG and SRI funds as oil prices swing violently amid a four-decade high in inflation. We follow the money on The Green Investor.

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In this episode of The Green Investor, we get to the bottom of what MSCI's ESG ratings measure, and what they don't, especially as they relate to climate change, with Meggin Thwing Eastman, Managing Director, Editorial Director for ESG & Climate Research at MSCI. Also, oil prices have been spiking amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We dig into the significance of Russia's oil supply on the global economy, how major companies and countries are responding to the conflict today, and their plans for accelerating their push into renewable energy.

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Michael O'Leary of Engine No.1 joins the show to talk about how the activist investor drove Exxon-Mobil and General Motors to make real strategic changes and climate-based goals from the inside, and what's behind its ETF offerings to retail investors. Plus, record draughts across the West and flooding warnings along the coasts are the latest harbingers of the climate crisis, and advocacy groups say the world's largest companies continue to make empty promises. And, the Army is going green with ambitious plans to reduce its massive carbon footprint. All that and more on The Green Investor, powered by Investopedia.

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