Energy Transition
Empowering Young Women in Saint Lucia’s Energy Sector
The energy sector remains one of the least gender-diverse sectors, and the Caribbean is no exception. Girls tend to be steered away from science, technology engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields from as early as primary school years. There remains the prevailing perception of women’s inferiority in performing more technical work and that engineering is a […]
Pedal to the Metal: Decarbonization Pathways for Copper and Nickel
Here’s a sobering truth: To meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, the world needs to rapidly transition towards a low-carbon economy. But the question is: How is this going to be accomplished? It will mean doubling down on everything from electric vehicles (EV) to renewable energy sources like wind […]
Sustainable Finance’s Next Big Act Will Tie Social Targets to Returns
Companies’ efforts to improve their environmental, social and governance credentials have given birth to a new type of debt – sustainability-linked finance – that links interest rates to ESG performance. But the majority of these instruments’ targets are mostly linked to issuers’ environmental impact, and not the impact they may have on the people they employ or the communities they affect.
With the pandemic bringing social issues to the fore and calls for a just transition to Net Zero, this could soon be about to change.
