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Decarbonization Demonized

August 11, 2022
By: Alex Cheema-Fox, George Serafeim, State Street Associates

By Alexander Cheema-Fox and George Serafeim

 

Despite strong energy sector performance over the past year, best-in-industry decarbonization and climate solutions investments have exhibited strong returns.

Author Bios
Alex Cheema-Fox
Alex Cheema-Fox is Managing Director and Head of Investor Behavior and Sustainability Research at State Street Markets
George Serafeim
George Serafeim is a professor at Harvard Business School and partner of State Street Associates
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1. Peter L. Bernstein Award for Best Article in an Institutional Investor Journal in 2013; Bernstein-Fabozzi/Jacobs-Levy Award for Outstanding Article in the Journal of Portfolio Management in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013 (2), 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021; Graham & Dodd Scroll Award for article in the Financial Analysts Journal in 2002 and 2010. Roger F. Murray First Prize for Research Presented at the Q Group Conference in 2012, 2021, 2023. Harry M. Markowitz Award for Best Paper in the Journal of Investment Management in 2022, 2023. Doriot Award for Best Private Equity Research Paper in 2022.