A Bold Shift in the Desert: Saudi Arabia’s $100bn Mining Venture and the Future of Battery Metals

Saudi Arabia is accelerating its economic transformation. In its latest move to reduce reliance on the oil that has long been the backbone of its economy, the Kingdom recently announced a massive mineral exploration project valued at $100 billion. This

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Russian Gas Transit to Europe Discontinued Following Lapse of Ukrainian Agreement

Ukraine has terminated a longstanding transit arrangement that, even amid an active conflict with Moscow since 2022, allowed Russian oil and gas to continue flowing to European markets. By choosing not to renew the deal, Kyiv has cut off a

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Otaviano Canuto: Politics and Climate Change Make Awkward Bedfellows in the Race to Tackle a Truly Fearsome Foe

The earth’s average surface temperature this May was higher than any other May on record… what can, and should, governments be doing? According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, May’s temperature was 1.52 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial

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Norvestor: Leading the Charge in Sustainable Private Equity Transformation

The Green Transition is unstoppable and unavoidable; this Nordic company embraces the challenges. Private equity firms are crucial to future-proofing SMEs and developing sustainable business models for the worthy Green Transition movement. Nordic firm Norvestor has proven the worth of

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Asian Development Bank: Pathways to Transform Food Systems in Asia-Pacific Region

In the Asia and Pacific region, where the highest number of people face acute food insecurity, rice prices soared by more than 40 percent last year – against a global backdrop of falling food prices. High rice prices hit the

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Nordea Asset Management: Uniting Investors to Confront Rising Menace of Methane

By Eric Pedersen, Head of Responsible Investments at Nordea Asset Management If the world has any chance of slowing the rate of global warming, methane emissions must be cut. This greenhouse gas is estimated to account for as much as

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Power to the People — But Let’s Make it Clean and Renewable…

CFI.co meets the high-powered management team of Germany’s RENAIO Assets, experts in sustainability Oliver Platsch and Andreas Grassl had “had it up to here” with large capital companies, slow decision-making processes, and never-ending co-ordination loops. Platsch and Grassl are, respectively,

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Poles Apart: TGE has Created its Own Space in the Energy Market

Towarowa Giełda Energii (TGE) is a key institution in the Polish energy landscape. CFI talks with chief executive PIOTR ZAWISTOWSKI. For more than two decades, TGE has been implementing innovative wholesale trading solutions focusing on energy products. It has become

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Rebecca Carter: Wise Words on Solar Energy

Since becoming Global Managing Director of three and a half years ago, Rebecca Carter and her team have dedicated themselves to delivering for their clients across the full solar asset management lifecycle. WiseEnergy, part of the NextEnergy Group, was founded

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Karl Fredrik-Staubo – Youth, Energy, Agility, & the Courage of Conviction: Meet the Golar Go-Getters

As the youngest CEO of a NASDAQ-listed company, Karl Fredrik Staubo brings energy and verve to his role at Norway’s Golar LNG Ltd. With energy industry experience — and the insights of chairman Tor Olav Troim to guide him —

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