Sustainability is the new security issue

How has the war in Ukraine changed the sustainability transition?

Sustainable investing 03 Oct 2022 12 min watch
Massimiliano Castelli
Head Global Strategy, Global Sovereign Markets

Highlights

  • We are in a new environment marked by geopolitical uncertainty and rising commodity prices.
  • Energy security and energy transformation are two sides of the same coin.
  • The security environment might actually dictate short-term action that could set back the green agenda to some degree.
  • However, in the long term there is no conflict between energy security and energy transformation.

In the context of the changing energy landscape in Europe, North America and emerging markets as a result of the war, soaring commodity prices and deglobalization, there will be challenges for investors, but also, we believe, many opportunities, particularly in the alternative space.

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