Lizzie Meager

London

Finance and Climate Journalist at Freelance

Freelance journalist, turophile

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Editor’s note: muddled and misleading

2 weeks ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager

Energy security summit calls for collaboration, but US casts frosty atmosphereThe UK, EU and International Energy Agency push for global co-operation on energy security, but the US delegation says national interests must come first
SDR has boosted fund transparency, asset managers conclude

2 weeks ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager

The UK labelling regime has improved the information available to investors, but firms are unconvinced it will drive more capital into sustainable fundsEighty per cent of asset managers believe the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements have improved the transparency and comparability of sustainable funds, shows polling by the Investment Association.
As climate costs rise, Canada’s election bets on energy security

2 weeks ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager

• None Energy security and affordability have dominated the Canadian election amid threats from the US and a cost of living crisis• None While the Conservatives plan deregulation and fossil fuel expansion, the Liberals advocate a balance of renewables and conventional energy• None Under pressure from the Trump administration, Canada’s election has turned energy policy into a question of national resilience rather than climate ambition
Editor’s note: China stays the course

3 weeks ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager

The former head of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office remains optimistic new technologies will win out, despite political rhetoric from the Trump administration
Reality check: Jigar Shah on the US’s clean energy future

3 weeks ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager

The Trump administration has frozen crucial Inflation Reduction Act funding and weakened pollution standards, prioritising political signalling over practical feasibility Jigar Shah highlights clear criteria — affordability, pollution reduction and national security — as forming the benchmark for viable energy projects, positioning battery storage and renewables as undeniable winners Political uncertainty is causing investors to pause injecting billions of dollars into critical infrastructure...
Editor’s note: pawnshop statecraft

3 weeks ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager

Switzerland’s proposed climate actions after the ECHR found the country in breach of the human rights convention are ‘limited and insufficient’
Tariff chaos is ‘terrible’ for energy transition

1 month ago | sustainableviews.com | Clean TechPolicy |Lizzie Meager

Request Free Trial ChinaClean TechPolicy and RegulationUS April 16, 2025 US-China trade tensions are driving up clean energy costs and spooking investors, just as the energy transition demands speed and stability Fresh US tariffs on Chinese clean tech imports are inflating project costs, stalling deployments and straining investor confidence in capital-intensive renewables While the US doubles down on industrial protectionism, investors are eyeing more stable markets in Europe, Asia-Pacific...
Trump ‘on weak ground’ with attempted block of state climate action

1 month ago | sustainableviews.com | Americas EnergyPolicy |Lizzie Meager

President Trump has signed an executive order directing the attorney-general to identify and challenge state climate policies, calling them “burdensome” and a threat to “American energy dominance”Constitutional limits on federal power and strong legal protections for state authority may undercut the administration’s efforts, with experts warning the move resembles commandeering.
Gina McCarthy: ‘It feels like we’re moving to an oligarchy’

1 month ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager |Gina McCarthy

Request Free Trial The former EPA administrator and White House climate adviser says the climate fight must go local to survive Trump’s second term At a glance Former head of the US Environmental Protection Agency Gina McCarthy says the climate movement has shifted strategy for Trump’s second term, focusing more on state and local action as federal agencies face dramatic rollbacks Legal challenges to the administration may be harder to mount, as the president targets law firms representing...
Greenpeace ruling comes at tough moment for US climate action

1 month ago | sustainableviews.com | Lizzie Meager

Request Free Trial Environmentalists fear the guilty verdict against the campaigner signals a new phase in the battle over both climate and free speech in the US At a glance A North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and business interference over its role in Dakota Access Pipeline protests, and ordered the campaign group to pay $660mn in damages Civil society groups say the case is a Slapp, and part of a broader trend of fossil fuel companies using the courts to suppress...