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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government recently signaled its intent by presenting a draft law to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 65% by 2030 and by 88% by 2040, relative to their level in 1990 – the reference year of the Paris climate agreement. Under the proposed legislation, Germany plans to become entirely climate-neutral by 2045, five years earlier than previously planned.
The plan is embedded in the European Union’s European Green Deal, which targets a 55% reduction in CO
2 emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050, because Germany had always agreed to bear a disproportionate share of Europe’s climate-mitigation efforts in recent years. The government’s decision to enhance its climate targets reflects a sense of responsibility for global environmental stability. This is a sentiment born of the green movement, which originated in Germany almost a half-century ago and is stronger than ever.
How justified is the hydrogen hype? What investors need to know
Shares in companies developing hydrogen technologies have taken off recently, due to zero-carbon ambitions. But producing the clean fuel can be tricky and inefficient
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The hottest investment story recently has been that hydrogen is set to play a big part in our transition to a zero-carbon future by about 2050.
Shares in companies developing hydrogen technologies took off in the closing months of 2020, partly in response to the European Union’s Green Deal, which promises around €1 trillion of public and private investment in clean energy by 2030. Exchange traded funds offering ways to own baskets of clean energy stocks proliferated. Many have earned their early investors big, fast profits. UK-listed hydrogen power specialists, such as Ceres Power Holdings and ITM Power,…
How tax hikes, carbon tariffs and inflation affect Aussie investors Lewis Jackson | 30 Apr 2021Text size
A hike in capital gains tax in the US, higher corporate taxes globally, carbon tariffs and ambitious emission reductions targets. The deluge of recent policy announcements may seem far away to Australian investors but the future arrives quickly and can transform portfolios.
Morningstar spoke to tax lawyers, portfolio managers, equity analysts, and economists to understand these developments and what they mean for the Australian investor.
Higher US capital gains taxes only a short-term bump for markets
A proposed increase in US capital gains tax could cause short-term volatility in equity markets but is unlikely to linger, says Brad Bugg, head of multi-asset strategies at Morningstar Investment Management.
ESG targets: More carrot, less stick
April 29, 2021
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) can lead to greener, more responsible investment. But standards remain irregular: creating common denominators will be crucial.
The subject of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) continues to take increased prominence in public and private debate, but their remains much to determine in how these principles should be implemented across emerging Europe.
According to Jeffrey Liebert, CEO of Gazelle Finance – which is involved in frontier financing and engaged in helping implement ESG practices in the countries of the former USSR – ESG is an opportunity to raise companies’ performance.