Investors Send Letter to U.S. Congress Urging Long-term Strategies for Automakers
December 8, 2008 - As long-term investors, and as members of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), which represents over $7 trillion in assets, we believe it is critical that any federal financial support afforded the American automobile industry should incorporate conditions that will promote the long-term viability of the three American auto companies and their suppliers, the entire U.S. auto industry, and the economy as a whole. Read letter 

Investor Delegation to Present Largest Ever Investor Petition on Climate Change to UN Negotiators at Poznan Conference 
December 8, 2008 - For the first time ever, an investor delegation will personally present a call for action on climate change to world leaders at the UN climate conference in Poznan. The Statement, signed by 152 global investors worth over $9 trillion, calls on world leaders to negotiate a strong and binding successor to the Kyoto Protocol to ensure that investors receive the market signals critical to funding the transition to a low-carbon economy. More

Largest Group Ever of World Investors Warns a New Global Climate Deal Must Be “Strong and Binding” to Unlock a Low Carbon Future
November 11, 2008—More than 130 leading investors, representing assets worth $6.4 trillion, today warned world leaders that any global agreement on climate change must be strong and binding to guarantee necessary financing for global emissions reduction and adaptation efforts, and that the financial crisis should not delay efforts to address rising global temperatures. More

Oregon Invests in Green Energy Fund
September 24, 2008 - The Oregon Investment Council today approved a $100 million dollar commitment to the Riverstone/Carlyle Renewable & Alternative Energy Fund II. The fund focuses on renewable energy assets which produce fuel or electric power from wind, biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric and solar energy. More

St. Petersburg Times on 09/10/08: Florida treasury reviews investments' climate risk
Florida's state treasury, a member of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) became the first to review climate risk associated with the state's investments, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said Wednesday. More

The Hill's Congress Blog on 09/12/08: The Slippery Slope of Oil Sands: Investors Ask SEC to Drill Deeper on Climate Risk Disclosure
Mindy Lubber, Ceres President and Director of the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) blogs about a recent letter sent by investors managing more than $700 billion asking the SEC to require oil and gas companies to provide better disclosure about their potential liabilities, like oil sands, associated climate change. More