QCLN News and Press, First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Idx Fd From 03/03/23

Summary U.S. producers look to be in a favorable long-term position to help meet the world’s insatiable demand for energy. Electricity producers are increasingly shifting from coal to natural gas and renewable energy sources to lower overall CO2 emissions. Many energy-infrast...

Summary In 2021, China announced carbon dioxide peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Despite China being the largest issuance country in the green bond market, international investors may often find themselves lost in the pile of Chinese green bond guidelines. China remain...

Summary If we seek an economy that can thrive indefinitely, we must invest in and dramatically scale up the means of production that put an end to the causes of these risks. The entrenchment of the asset management industry in favoring the legacy economy is significant. There are at...

Summary ICLN is a thematic ETF tracking the S&P Global Clean Energy Index. Despite poor returns to start off 2023, ICLN may offer a short-term opportunity for investors thanks to its longer-term Momentum. While ICLN offers strong short-term potential, the political risks, choppy...

Summary For the 1H of 2022, global EV sales grew +62% yoy. When full-year numbers are in, expectations are for global EV sales to be up 57% as compared to 2021. That's over 10 million EVs (BEV and PHEVs combined), and that's a lot of batteries. EV sales are expected to be strong for man...

Summary Bloomberg recently reported that global investment in clean energy for 2022 reached a milestone by exceeding $1 trillion for the first time - up more than $250 billion year-over-year. It was also the first year in which energy transition investments drew even with fossil fuels. ...

Summary In the present time, climate change is progressively inflicting cascading shocks on our environment, economies, and society. Green transportation prioritizes the effective use of energy resources through the creation of energy-efficient modes of transportation and the transforma...

Summary We expect to see 58 GW growth in the combined wind and solar market in Europe and 32 GW in the US in 2023. Global commercial CCS capacity that is operational or under development is set to grow by 44% this year to 244 million tonnes per annum. Hydrogen is still in its infanc...

Summary As global warming worries approach critical mass, corporate bond investors expect issuers to be part of the solution. At the epicenter of the climate crisis are greenhouse gases (GHG), which all industries emit in one way or another. Most companies strive to shrink their emi...

Summary US President Joe Biden inked the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law on August 16. This legislation will likely be transformative over the long term as it is the largest government-led investment in clean energy in US history. The US goal is to achieve a 50%-52% red...