Strategies seeking investments in themes like nature-based solutions, biodiversity and natural resources – or natural capital – have begun to sprout in various infrastructure asset managers’ mandates.
A recent report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has found that coal and gas plants in the US’s largest power market are underperforming.
To square the circle of limited investment windows and prolonged development times for greenfield projects, CIP trades projects from one fund to the next.
For project owners and developers, fulfilling this means using government incentives, deepening expertise and navigating market uncertainties, argues Vinson & Elkins partner Alan J Alexander.