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Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance members showcase net-zero credibility at Climate Ambition Summit and fourth anniversary AGM
Former US Secretary of State and current US Climate Envoy John Kerry, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and UN Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General Selwin Hart addressed Alliance’s first in-person AGM Alliance ... Read More
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance calls on policymakers to boost support and unlock up to $275 trillion net-zero investment opportunity
Geneva, 21 September 2023: As New York Climate Week is in full swing, the UN-Convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, ahead of its first AGM this week, has published a new ... Read More
NZAOA launches public consultation on the Target Setting Protocol Fourth Edition
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance opens a public consultation on the fourth edition of its Target Setting Protocol. The protocol outlines how the Alliance members are to set their science-based ... Read More
Fulfilling individual fiduciary responsibilities requires a collaborative response to climate risk
By Günther Thallinger, Steering Group Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Asset owners’ fiduciary duty requires them to consider, evaluate, and make decisions based on what supports the ... Read More
The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance urges G7 Finance Ministers to join its call for MDB and DFI reform
To advance a just net-zero transition meaningfully, it is crucial to develop low-carbon energy supply in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). However, an immense funding gap persists. The UN-convened ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance outlines four key principles for evaluating asset managers’ climate policy engagement
For investors to address systemic risks posed by climate change, they must focus on systematic solutions and use multiple levers of influence. This is because investor portfolio decarbonisation is tightly ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance sets expectations for oil and gas investments and calls on companies and policymakers to align with 1.5C pathways
US$11 trillion Alliance expects members to develop and align individual oil and gas policies with this position and cover portfolio allocation, stewardship programmes, and policy engagement Oil and gas producers ... Read More
Emerging Markets Transition Investment project outlines principles for localised engagement approaches
The Emerging Markets Transition Investment (EMTI) project was created to accelerate investment into net-zero transition of Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDEs) – where the financing gap is the widest ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance Chair highlights importance of a just energy transition at Munich Security Conference
Opening remarks to the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance-hosted roundtable discussion at the Munich Security Conference by Günther Thallinger, Chair of the NZAOA and board member, Allianz SE Power Move: Accelerating ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance raises expectations for members’ real economy impact with updated Protocol
Third edition of Target-Setting Protocol published, setting out pathway to reducing portfolio emissions for 84 major institutional investors including Aviva, CDPQ, and Dai-ichi Life Updated methodology now covers private assets ... Read More
NZAOA’s ten most significant moments in 2022
In late 2021, 198 countries – signatories to the UNFCCC — agreed that “efforts towards the phasedown of unabated coal power and phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies” were crucial ... Read More
Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance re-elects Günther Thallinger as Steering Group Chair
Günther Thallinger has been reelected as Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance for the next two years. He says: “ I am grateful for the opportunity to support ... Read More