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The London Accord is a unique collaboration between investment banks, research houses, academics and NGOs.  The London Accord has produced the first ‘open source’ research resource for investors in climate change solutions.  This website sets out the context for investments in climate change solutions, analyse individual opportunities and discuss the implications for the construction of investment portfolios. 

The project’s sponsors, The City of London Corporation, BP plc, the Z/Yen Group, Forum for the Future and Gresham College hope the report encourages investors and policy makers to engage meaningfully in reducing the risk of climate change.

The London Accord (www.london-accord.co.uk) brings the innovation and rigour of financial markets’ research to bear on the evaluation of investment opportunities in potential solutions to the impact, and mitigation, of climate change.  Climate change is a disruptive factor, and according to many, the most important long-term issue facing the world today.  The outcome of this project is to offer investors and policy-makers the context, knowledge, and tools to navigate the implications.

The London Accord partners have created a powerful reference guide to:

  • share insights into the approaches and methodologies of leading investment researchers;

  • better measure links between investment, finance and 'carbon' returns;

  • better understand interactions between public policy and investment decisions.

Teams from leading investment banks and research houses have produced the London Accord's core outputs.  BP managed the programme, academics (through the London School of Economics) have provided access to the underlying science and economic analysis; NGOs (through Forum for the Future) offered their perspective on the research and its implications; the Z/Yen Group coordinated the London Accord’s methodology; and the City of London Corporation has freely published the results.  The core contributions from leading participants are reports on:

Topic Firm
Biofuels ABN AMRO
Adaptation Barclays and Acclimatise
Renewable energy Canaccord Adam
Forestry Cheuvreux
Efficiency Global Case Credit Suisse
Carbon Capture & Sequestration JP Morgan Chase
Efficiency: Selected Opportunities Merrill Lynch
Emissions Trading Morgan Stanley
Solar Sarasin
Carbon Intensity Société Générale

The Center on International Cooperation and River Path Associates provide a review of the state of the debate over climate change; the Cambridge Centre for Energy Studies identifies forces of change in the energy markets; Forum for the Future explores sustainability of the investment opportunities in the report; Herbert Smith reviews the advanced legal issues in low-carbon technologies; Z/Yen and BP propose an approach for portfolio analysis and construction; and compare ‘tax’ versus ‘cap-and-trade’ for pricing carbon; the Santa Fe Institute comments on the dynamics of technology, the Climate Conservancy considered product-level standards for greenhouse gasses; the NextEarth Foundation considers the role of philanthropy; Sustainable Forest Management highlights how the market could better incorporate forestry; and Z/Yen and CORDA create an accessible ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ game for anyone to understand the politics and complexities of the issue.

Together, the London Accord is far more than the sum of its parts, and creates a ground-breaking tool of open-source analysis into one of the most critical and complex opportunities on the planet – investing for climate change.

Articles:

[1] Michael Mainelli and Jan-Peter Onstwedder (eds), The London Accord: Making Investment Work For The Climate, City of London Corporation (2007).
[2] Michael Mainelli and James Palmer, “A Portfolio Approach To Climate Change Investment And Policy”, The London Accord: Making Investment Work For The Climate, City of London Corporation (2007).
[3] Mark Yeandle, Mike Young and Ian Harris, "Warm Game: A Game For All Seasons", The London Accord: Making Investment Work For The Climate, City of London Corporation (2007).

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Z/Yen supports National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW), 18 to 24 May 2008.  This UK campaign, modelled on successful consumer campaigns such as Fairtrade Fortnight, marks the first time the financial services industry comes together under one banner to encourage consumers to consider green and ethical investments through events and activities.  With the key message that green and ethical investment is for everyone, NEIW will benefit the financial services industry and consumers by helping to create a public that is well informed of their green and ethical investment options - www.neiw.org.


 

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