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Hot Temperatures and a Hot Start to the Second Half of 2023 for Commodities
The S&P GSCI, the broad commodities benchmark, started the second half of the year in a blistering heat wave and rose 11% on the back of petroleum commodities, which all increased by more than 14% in July. The remaining four sectors within the S&P GSCI also rose during the month, as fears of a recession…
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Schrödinger’s Carbon: Intensity and Paris Alignment
In quantum mechanics, Schrödinger’s Cat refers to the paradoxical consequences of a thought experiment: can a cat be simultaneously dead and alive? A similarly counterintuitive phenomenon can be found in the context of climate-based analysis: whereby an index may boast a relatively low carbon intensity and yet, perhaps surprisingly, not be judged as aligned with…
S&P PACT™ Indices: Empowering Investors Looking to Align with a 1.5°C Scenario
How can indices provide greater insight into climate risk and help investors looking to go beyond traditional carbon reduction strategies? Take a closer look at the drivers behind the new S&P PACT™ Indices with S&P DJI’s Jaspreet Duhra and Andrew Innes.
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1.5C Scenario, Andrew Innes, carbon, climate, climate change, Climate Transition, emissions, ESG, institutional investor, Jaspreet Duhra, Net Zero, Paris Agreement, Physical Risk, S&P PACT, S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition Indices, sustainability, Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure, tcfd, Trucost Transition Pathway Model
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- 1.5C Scenario, Andrew Innes, carbon, climate, climate change, Climate Transition, emissions, ESG, institutional investor, Jaspreet Duhra, Net Zero, Paris Agreement, Physical Risk, S&P PACT, S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition Indices, sustainability, Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure, tcfd, Trucost Transition Pathway Model