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April 2024
Energy Transition Investment Framework 2.0
This is the update to the 1st Edition published in 2022 which incorporates insights from our deep dives into many pillars of the energy transition (renewables, hydrogen, carbon taxes, CCUS, etc.). Here we quantify the extent to which the transition can progress on pure economic grounds and translate that into our six core energy transition investment themes
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Energy Transition Investment Strategies that Decarbonise the Real World
Guidelines for Institutional Investors Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing policy must be, in principle, a good idea for all investors to the extent that incorporating potential E, S and G impacts into the evaluation of investment opportunities may help investors avoid negative surprises or to spot investment opportunities. But the term ESG takes on…
Beyond the Endowment Model
This whitepaper explores the potential obsolescence of the endowment model, particularly for endowments and foundations. The paper examines the historical performance of the endowment model, noting the significant role of private equity and venture capital in its success. However, due to factors such as increased competition and higher interest rates, the future prospects for these asset…
Will AI Deliver More Alpha to Institutional Investors
This document highlights the transformative impact of AI on institutional investing. It defines core AI concepts, discusses its macroeconomic effects, and outlines how it’s changing investment management, including asset manager selection, portfolio risk management, and the crucial need for data governance. It also describes the key attributes of AI-integrated asset managers, the importance of proprietary…
Clean Hydrogen Investment Framework
The most important things that all investors need to know about clean hydrogen There are few energy transition topics more controversial than clean hydrogen’s likely role, and it has huge investment implications, whether you are a public or private equity investor, and especially if you are a venture capital investor. For this reason, we spent…
The pace and scale of global renewable energy penetration by 2030 & 2050
One of the most critical assumptions in our, or anyone’s, energy transition net-zero pathway is the extent to which renewable energy sources can supply our electricity needs going forward.
The Role of Carbon Taxation in the Global Energy Transition
The cost of carbon abatement by any company over the next two decades is a key determinant of that company’s value today. Approximately half of the global economy or half the public companies in the world will see the cost of carbon abatement having a material impact on their valuation.
