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Navigating the future of data centres amid rising challenges will not be easy, say Linklaters’ digital and energy infrastructure specialists Julian Cunningham-Day and Jessica Hargreaves.

There are gaps banks are leaving in the funding of the energy transition. Private credit is well-positioned to fill them, Lushan Sun and John Carey from LGIM argue.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlighted the EU’s reliance on Russia for fossil fuels, leading to a surge of funding for the energy transition. Beth Ure explores how things have changed two years into the conflict

AI’s rise imperils the energy transition, but it could also be part of the solution, writes Christopher Walker.

Difficult-to-source materials are necessary to build the infrastructure that will decarbonise the world, but sustainability issues abound, writes Beth Ure.

Pumped storage hydropower has plenty of potential, particularly for countries such as the UK where flexible capacity is so important, writes Christopher Walker

CAPM may be ‘one of the founding frameworks of modern finance’, but for determining the net asset value of unlisted infrastructure it is terribly inadequate. Frédéric Blanc-Brude, the director of the EDHEC Infrastructure Institute explains why and offers an alternative.

The answer is ‘yes’, writes Pontoro’s managing director of private markets products, especially if the objective is to reap maximum benefits when combining it with digital asset technology

The Impact Investing Institute’s policy and strategy director Bella Landymore on impact evolving to become a core part of investment decision making.

Attracting private market commitments remains a challenge for the continent. Does the AfDB’s new fund have the solution? Elisabeth Jeffries investigates.