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Carbon Transition Initiative

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Carbon Transition Initiative: Decarbonization in Steel and Cement Production

China and other emerging markets are large and growing producers and consumers of steel and cement. These trends are supported by their growing economies and increasing urbanization, leading to investments in infrastructure and housing. Therefore, the decarbonization of these industries is particularly relevant for investors in emerging markets.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Decarbonisation of Steel and Cement - Challenges and the Way Forward

 

Experts from the Climate Bonds Initiative explained to investors the challenges and opportunities that are specific to the production of steel and cement and about the parameters of these companies’ transition plans that investors should pay attention to.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Agriculture and Food Sector Industry Brief

The agriculture and food production industries are some of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, and four of the top five emitting countries are in EM. There are a number of avenues to reduce the GHG emissions from agri-food systems. In addition to opportunities, investors should be mindful of risks relevant to the agriculture industry even if they do not directly invest in farms.

 

This brief will help investors to better understand the risks and opportunities of agri-food systems, as well as to learn about relevant best practices.

Carbon Pricing: Issue Brief

 

This brief on Carbon pricing compiled by the Sovereign Decarbonization program and Carbon Transition Initiative provides guidelines for investors and will help our audience navigate through the emerging carbon pricing mechanisms. We encourage investors to keep abreast of the rapidly evolving regulatory and market environment.

CTI / SDP Webinar: Carbon Pricing Approaches and Mechanisms in EM

The Sovereign Decarbonization Program and Carbon Transition Initiative organized a webinar on carbon markets and their role in setting the price on carbon. Experts from the London Stock Exchange and Gordian Knot Strategies looked at this topic from different angles and discussed the opportunities and challenges of applying carbon pricing approaches in the Emerging Markets context.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Utilities Sector Investor Brief

Electricity generation is currently a significant contributor to GHG emissions. It is also a key enabler and driver of carbon transition. As the economy is moving toward electrification (increasing use of electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other forms of substitution of fossil fuels by electricity as the source of energy), it is becoming imperative to make sure the power utilities sector is rapidly switching to renewables, and away from coal, gas, and oil. 

 

The importance of this transition is reinforced by growing demand for energy in developing countries. Populations in many countries, especially in Africa, still lack basic access to electricity. As these countries develop their infrastructure, and as people in emerging markets enjoy growing disposable incomes and begin to use more electricity-powered goods and services, demand for this source of energy is bound to keep growing for decades to come.

 

In this report we look at the role of the power utilities sector in carbon transition, at the relevant opportunities and challenges, review the situation in emerging markets, and highlight the critical issues that investors ought to pay attention to.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Challenges and Opportunities of Energy Transition in the Power Sector in Emerging Markets

This event continued our series of webinars highlighting the role of various sectors in carbon transition. Electricity generation is currently a significant contributor to GHG emissions. It is also a key enabler and driver of carbon transition. As the economy is moving toward electrification (for example, increasing use of electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other forms of substitution of fossil fuels by electricity as the source of energy), it is becoming imperative to make sure the power utilities sector is rapidly switching to renewables away from coal, gas, and oil.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Energy Sector and Carbon Transition Investor Brief

The energy sector has played a key role in global warming, mainly as the supplier of fossil fuels, and it will continue to be an important element of the world’s transition to a net-zero future. Yet, the specific place of this element in the grand scheme of things is far from certain as there are multiple scenarios and pathways the transformation of the global energy system may take until 2050 and beyond. 

 

In our research brief we will try to provide information and food for thought for investors to come to some conclusions and to help them engage with the management of oil & gas companies more effectively.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Real Estate Sector Investor Brief

The Carbon Transition Initiative aims to study the impact of climate change in emerging markets and identify best practices available to the investment community to help assess and manage climate- and transition-related risks and opportunities. To achieve this objective, the initiative will focus on a series of 12 webinars complemented by investor research briefs on macro issues and sectors that are material to carbon transition.

The Role of Buildings in Carbon Transition

On June 23, EMIA’s Carbon Transition Initiative conducted its next webinar dedicated to the role of buildings and construction in carbon transition. Real estate is a significant contributor to GHG emissions. They are generated at various stages of the life cycle of a building, including production of materials, design and construction, operations, and its end of life. 

Energy Sector and Carbon Transition

EMIA’s Carbon Transition Initiative conducted a webinar to discuss the role of the energy sector in carbon transition, focusing on climate change risks and new opportunities for the oil and gas industry as the transition to a net-zero world unfolds.

Sustainable Bonds and Carbon Transition

EMIA’s Carbon Transition Initiative resumed its educational webinars with this joint event with the Labeled Bonds Initiative covering the role of sustainable bonds in financing carbon transition. The panelists discussed current trends, opportunities and challenges in climate financing and sustainable bonds. They provided a general overview of this rapidly growing and developing segment of sustainable finance with a focus on climate and Emerging Markets.
 

Carbon Transition Initiative: Sustainable Bonds Investor Brief

The Carbon Transition Initiative aims to study the impact of climate change in emerging markets and identify best practices available to the investment community to help assess and manage climate- and transition-related risks and opportunities. To achieve this objective, the initiative focuses on a series of webinars complemented by investor research briefs on macro issues and sectors that are material to carbon transition.

 

The scope of this investor brief is three-fold:

 

● Understand the development of an emerging asset class — sustainable bonds — that enables financing of a low-carbon economy and aims to achieve positive environmental and social development outcomes;

● Identify challenges that are typical for these instruments; and

● Offer an investor checklist that can be referenced for due diligence purposes.

 

The capital markets segment of sustainable bonds is an emerging asset class, with its origins dating back to 2007 when the European Investment Bank issued the first Climate Awareness Bond to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Since then, the market has deepened to $3 trillion, as of 2021. We expect this asset class to grow; however, investors should be mindful of due diligence factors to evaluate sustainable bond instruments issued by three major issuers — corporates, sovereigns, and supranational organizations like The World Bank.

 

In this investor brief, we provide an overview of this asset sub-class and lay out important issues and recommendations investors should pay attention to given the surge in sustainable bond issuances.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Financial Sector Investor Brief

The Carbon Transition Initiative aims to study the impact of climate change in emerging markets and identify best practices available to the investment community to help assess and manage climate- and transition-related risks and opportunities. To achieve this objective, the initiative will focus on a series of 12 webinars complemented by investor research briefs on macro issues and sectors that are material to carbon transition.

 

The scope of this investor brief is three-fold. First, it focuses on the role of banks, asset managers, and insurers, and reinsurers in enabling a transition to a low-carbon economy. Second, it aims to shed light on issues these institutions face in financing or investing in climate change. Finally, the brief aims to highlight best practices that emerging markets institutions should follow during this transition.

Carbon Transition Initiative: A Just Transition

EMIA held the third webinar in the Carbon Transition Initiative, providing a progress update on the climate transition in emerging markets in the run-up to COP26. Recent weeks brought a range of high-profile new transition announcements around the world, culminating with the new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the United States.

Carbon Transition Initiative: Financials

On Thursday, April 8 at 9 am EST, EMIA hosted the second webinar in our Carbon Transition Initiative, a series of webinars on how climate change and the carbon transition affect emerging markets sovereigns, and corporates.

Physical Climate Risk in Emerging Markets

Climate change has become the most pressing existential threat to humans, as the continued rise in global temperatures continues to negatively alter our physical world. Major shifts in human behavior must occur in order to counteract the disastrous effects of climate change. Leaders from across all industries must adopt new methods of operating that align with sustainability efforts, including in emerging markets. The Alliance panelists engaged in a discussion on how climate change particularly affects emerging markets and their respective citizens.

Carbon Transition Initiative: EMIA Investor Guide to Climate Institutions

 

We summarize institutions established to help identify and assess risks associated with climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy.

 

This guide highlights some of the relevant institutions, standards and frameworks for investors, but is not comprehensive, and is subject to change as the landscape evolves.