A green bubble? We dissect the investment boom
Investors of all stripes are getting on board
GREEN ASSETS are on a tear. The prices of battery metals such as lithium and cobalt have surged by about two-thirds and a third, respectively, so far this year. Copper has reached a record, partly owing to its importance for the energy transition; so too has the price of carbon in Europe.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “The green meme”
Finance & economics May 22nd 2021
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