Climate change

Some see promise in the endeavor while others are skeptical about Mayor Bill de Blasio's initiative.

Over the last four years, Moody’s and S&P Global have both acquired climate data analysis firms in an effort to provide more depth to the environmental portion of the ESG ratings.

A larger green bond market will help the municipal market and state and local governments.

A blaze in the wine country north of San Francisco more than quadrupled in size overnight to 11,000 acres.

Breckinridge Capital Advisors’ Rob Fernandez, Director of ESG Research, and Andrew Teras, Senior Vice President, talk about how climate change can impact the municipal bond market as the country faces increased risks from coastal flooding, wildfires and drought. Chip Barnett hosts (24 minutes)

The governors in Oregon and California point out that climate change has exacerbated the conditions that start and accelerate wildfires.

As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority lines up two note sales, the rating agency said the authority could tap into the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility.

Whether or not infrastructure investment is included in the next stimulus bill, more is still needed, experts say.

Besides navigating coronavirus market disruption, investors also find themselves dealing with the increasingly important and often inconsistent climate risk disclosure.

The Sunshine State plans to build a statewide network of electric vehicle charging stations to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions from gas-fueled cars.