Investing for a brighter future

The issue of climate change has the potential to be the defining investment theme of our time. Potential investments in climate change related industries could rise to an annual average of $1.3tn from now to 2050 (up from $148.5bn in 2007) if carbon emissions are to be halved), according to IEA, Energy Technology Perspectives, 2008. Just as combating climate change will be crucial to the kind of future that lies ahead of us, so the investment landscape is also experiencing profound change. This does not only apply to those industries that are directly linked to environmental themes, bu...