GRID News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastru From 10/25/22

Summary The root of Europe’s energy crisis is under-investment or outright dis-investment in nuclear energy and natural gas production/storage/transportation, combined with over-reliance on intermittent and relatively inefficient forms of renewable energy. Russia’s i...

Summary Europe’s energy security and decarbonization goals will spur R&D in cleantech, solar in particular. We expect further easing of monetary and fiscal policies to boost growth prospects and earnings expectations, and possibly trigger a rebound in Chinese equities. ...

Summary Every day that the Nord Stream pipeline doesn’t run as expected deepens an energy standoff between Russia and the EU. The EU in May ratified a huge policy initiative to accelerate its clean energy transition and increase Europe’s energy independence from Russ...

Summary Resource equities continued to exhibit remarkable resiliency during the quarter, with the S&P Global Natural Resources Index outpacing global equities and global bonds over the 3-month period. Macroeconomic themes mostly continued to dominate all resource equity-relate...

Summary With no end in sight for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, energy markets around the world look forward nervously as winter approaches. The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act has set the trend for deep decarbonization of the whole economy as well as net zero in the US...

Summary Energy infrastructure companies continue to make strides with clean energy initiatives – announcing new partnerships, projects, and acquisitions. From renewable fuels to carbon capture to hydrogen, the provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act support clean energy i...

Summary Reversing the gains from earlier in Q3, September’s market rout brought U.S. and global equity indexes back into bear market territory. Uncertainty, volatility, and recession risk are elevated, but investors should keep in mind that innovations and opportunities oft...

Summary Climate Week NYC 2022 recently convened climate leaders across government, business, civil society, and science under the theme of “Getting It Done”. The event, now in its 14th year, covered a wide swathe of topics, including energy, nature, transport, enviro...

Summary One of the key points I’ve been discussing for the past two years is that the commodity markets are facing a unique set of policy-driven imbalances. When it comes to shortages across the fossil fuel space, the multi-year low in oil inventories has been only temporar...

Summary On 16 August 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the IRA. The COVID-19-related global supply chain disruptions, extreme weather events, rising inflation, and the Russia-Ukraine crisis have pushed the cost of capital to record highs. Meanwhile, in China, surging c...