Emerging market clean power offers investment option
Capital is being attracted to emerging market renewables and gas-fired power projects to profitably and effectively mitigate climate change
Institutional investors inclined—or under pressure—to reduce the carbon footprint of their portfolios may be tempted to consider funding the energy transition in emerging markets. Under certain circumstances, the investment strategy can offer a cost-effective means of reducing emissions as well as competitive profit potential. Many European countries are both signatories to the COP21 Paris Agreement and have substantial assets in public and private pension schemes—and governments are increasingly connecting the dots. Some have even gone further; the UK in 2019 legislated to commitment the economy to net zero emissions by 2050. The UK's Pensions Regulator (TPR) updated its guidance for define
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