GRN News and Press, Barclays Bank PLC From 02/24/22

Global markets tumble on Russian attack on Ukraine. Russian inflation stokes stagflation fears. Commodities the big winner in Russian attack. For further details see: Markets Sell Off As Russia Attacks Ukraine: What's At Stake For Investors?

Companies around the globe are increasingly looking to deploy carbon capture and storage technology. The deeper decarbonisation there is in future energy scenarios from the International Energy Agency, the bigger the role CCS will play. Despite these positive movements, government...

Europe has strong incentives to reduce emissions. The financial community can't put a price on carbon. There's a lot of opportunities as well as a lot of risk. For further details see: Evolving Market Trends: The Effect Of Global Warming On Our Financial System

We now have evidence that the shift toward sustainability is leading to a repricing of assets across the board - and believe it has a lot more room to run. US inflation hit new 40-year highs, sending bond yields soaring amid market expectations of more rate hikes. We see the market&#x...

As 2022 begins, we look at five big questions facing the power markets in OECD Asia: Australia, Japan, and South Korea. We expect these questions spanning across policy, market, and technology development will shape the discussions around the power market in the region. IHS Markit...

Voluntary carbon markets are coming of age. With more than $1 billion notional value traded, the market hit a special milestone this past year. Broadly speaking, the market can be separated into nature-based and technology-based projects. Voluntary carbon markets can play a meanin...

The problem is, in fearing volatility, most asset managers and their algorithms are now positioning themselves to perform closer to the Dow 30 or S&P 500 Indices. Some capital markets traders may think risk only refers to short-term volatility, but that is not true. When in a ...

As climate change gets more and more obvious and as clean energy technologies get cheaper and cheaper, they will displace the use of oil. Saudi Arabia, Russia and other nations in the Middle East and other areas around the world are going to  going to see their budgets shrink. ...

We have seen crypto disruption expand across the financial system and expect this to continue. Inflation pressures may linger through 2022 and pose a risk of spiraling into a more persistent economic factor. Historically in these market environments, real assets—including n...

Fueled by climate change and other environmental concerns, ESG-focused funds reached $3.9 trillion in AUM at the end of September 2021. As for the operational environment, most wind turbine blades are made of nonrecyclable composites. Green and renewable companies are attracting t...