US Solar Shares Underperform; EU Eases Corporate Disclosure Rules; Plus More ESG News This Week
US residential solar names are underperforming major indices and other themes this week (Figure1, Invesco Solar ETF, yellow line)...
China EV Shares Outperform; FTC Finalizing Amazon Antitrust Case; Plus More ESG News This Week
Chinese EV makers are outperforming this week (Figure 1) with Xpeng up big on announcement of strategic cooperation with...
Up in Smoke: Wildfires Impact Human Health and Squeeze the Carbon Budget
The latest science notes that even small amounts of air pollution can harm your health. For example, two hours exposure to common...
Telecoms Address Lead Hazards; US and China Discuss Climate; Plus More ESG News This Week
US telecom company share prices slid last week (and since recovered somewhat) following a media report published 9-Jul...
COP28 Climate Agenda, EU Approves Nature Law; Plus More ESG News This Week
US EV shares have put in a mixed performance (Figure 1) this year with Tesla outperforming strongly and smaller firms such as...
EVs and Energy Storage Themes Outperform; Plus More ESG News This Week
With Q2 now passed, we take a look at returns for thematic segments over the past three months. In general, trends from the first...
Atmospheric Carbon Levels: May 2023 Update
There are dozens of locations worldwide where atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) levels are recorded and tracked. At the NOAA's...
What Are Scope 4 Carbon Emissions?
Required reporting standards for carbon emissions have focused on different types or scopes of impact. Though Scope 1 and Scope 2...
Ford, GM Adopt Tesla Charging Standard; Plus More ESG News This Week
As we have discussed in prior weeks, stocks have tended to perform well when the Fed stops raising rates in a hiking cycle. Small...
In the Spotlight: Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) and the Cost of Derailment
Train derailments have been in the spotlight ever since Norfolk Southern’s derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3,...
Hydrogen Plans Develop and Other ESG News This Week
Some hydrogen names are staging a bit of comeback this week as small cap stocks outperform and the Biden administration released...
Climate Resolutions Lose Support and Other ESG News This Week
Over the last three years, support for environmental-related shareholder proposals has declined at oil and gas majors (Figure 1)....
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