Head of Sustainable Investment, Americas @Mercer_INV. Helping institutions integrate ESG & impact in their investments. UCLA/McGill alum. All tweets mine.
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Why are we not seeing more action in the investment world? 💡
Join the discussion with @MaxMesservy, @Mercer_INV & @swetac at The Road to COP27, our broadcast live from #ClimateWeekNYC
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📣 Join @MaxMesservy, Head of Sustainable Investment, Americas, @mercer at #ClimateWeekNYC.
Max will be taking part in our session on #greenfinance with other frontrunners in the industry 🚀
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The Western Hemisphere (Atlantic and eastern North Pacific) has generated 16 named storms since August 21. This is the most on record for the Western Hemisphere between August 21 - September 23, breaking the old record of 15 named storms set in 1984 and 2002. #hurricane
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The question is not, “did climate change cause a specific extreme event?“ but rather, “did climate change exacerbate or amplify it?” (short thread)
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The 5 warmest summers on record for the globe have all occurred in the past 5 years
At 1.48°F above average, the Jun-Aug global sea surface temperature tied with 2016 as the warmest Jun–Aug on record: bit.ly/Global201908 #StateOfClimate
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.@MMC_Global CEO Dan Glaser on @BloombergTV Daybreak: "Flood is the largest natural catastrophe for America’s home owners and continues to rise as a risk. The issue is most home owners are not insured." bloomberg.com/news/videos/20… #insurance #naturaldisaster
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Updated list of countries that have announced plans to phase out sale of combustion vehicles:
Norway, Netherlands, Slovenia, France, Taiwan, UK, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Sweden, Canada and Costa Rica
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Mark Carney of @bankofengland ‘the economic case for ESG investment is tangible: almost all of the 2000 studies we have analysed show that there is no negative impact on returns and in many cases returns are higher’ #SustainableFinanceEU
It was a pleasure Stathis! My awkward body position notwithstanding...
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2018's top 3 most expensive climate-driven events took place in the U.S. cbsn.ws/2CFSgOb
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Graphics don’t always tell a good story. These do.
How Does Your State Make Electricity? via @NYTimes @hfairfield nyti.ms/2RcZTUu?smid=nytcore…
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Our 2018 Battery Price Survey has found that the volume-weighted average price of a lithium-ion battery pack is $176/kWh - the price has fallen 85% in real terms since 2010 due to tech improvements resulting in higher energy density at the cathode material, cell & pack level.
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Global climate is “changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilisation, primarily as a result of human activities” - US Federal Government climate assessment ft.com/content/216b5ed2-ef68…
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New climate report warns of increasingly dire risks to U.S. The report contains crucial information on how climate change is and will alter the U.S. economy and quality of life, on a regional level axios.com/major-new-climate-…
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Stewardship in the 21st Century - Creating Sustainable Long-Term Growth #MercerGIF @MaxMesservy @KarenLockridge @mercer @MercerCanada #Returns #Risks #Reputation #ValueAlignment #Montreal – at Montréal, Québec
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Folks, it looks like the Voyager 2 spacecraft has burst out of the solar bubble and entered the wilds of interstellar space. jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?f… HT @Bernard1963 @carolynporco
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Credit events affecting a company’s ability to pay back creditors increased strikingly among companies that are not managing #ESG risks well @whartonknows whr.tn/2NP8xTu
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The #WorldBank dumps its last #coal project, which was unable to compete with #renewables on price: buff.ly/2RDudF3
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The 5% annual decline in #coal in both the US and EU27 over the last five years is proof with the right finance, corporate, technology and policy frameworks, decarbonisation works. Better yet, it is now deflationary. bloomberg.com/view/articles/… by @davidfickling
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Media report that CO2 emissions must drop 45% by 2030 to stop #globalwarming at 1.5°C. Sorry, but the IPCC writes "45% from 2010 levels". That is 58% below the 2015 emissions, according to the latest emissions figures by the Global Carbon Project. globalcarbonproject.org/carb…
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