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Our team regularly produces proprietary and thematic research, convenes roundtables and conferences, and actively contributes to industry debate and the exchange of best practice.
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International Energy Agency, July 2026
This new IEA report points to a short-term energy supply crunch alongside a structural shift in global power markets — and to the accelerating case for renewables as electricity demand growth picks up pace.
Read more ResearchSummer Letter to Investors, by Christian Andersson, 17 July 2026
Worthwhile Capital's inaugural Summer Letter to investors: a light-hearted look at vinyl's nineteen-year sales boom, and what its revival says about attention, patience and authenticity in a digital age.
Read more ArticleInfrastructure Investor, July/August 2026
Worthwhile Capital's proprietary portfolio construction analysis is featured in the July/August 2026 edition of Infrastructure Investor. The piece examines how institutional investors should approach allocation in a changed world, where established assumptions about risk and diversification no longer hold.
Read more NewsWorthwhile Capital Partners, March 2026
Worthwhile Capital Partners is hiring an AI & Workflow Analyst to help build smarter working processes across research, investor relations, and communications.
Read more ResearchEmber, August 2025
Solar energy has been the largest source of new electricity globally for three consecutive years, driven by plummeting costs and rapid deployment.
Read more ResearchIEA, June 2025
Investment trends shaped by rising electricity demand for industry, data centres, and AI, with renewables, grids, storage, nuclear and electrification investment expected to double fossil fuel spending in 2025.
Read more NewsInfrastructure Investor, March 2025
Being recognized as the Global Energy Transition Investor of the Year is a tremendous honour and especially meaningful in our 10th anniversary year.
Read more ResearchWhite Paper, co-author Niclas Sundström — Munich Security Conference, February 2025
World Fund, Kaya Partners, and Niclas Sundström published a White Paper calling for long-term strategic policy and investment action across energy, food security, frontier technologies, and raw materials.
Read more ResearchCopernicus Climate Change Service, January 2025
2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, with multiple records broken for greenhouse gas levels, air temperature and sea surface temperature, contributing to floods, heatwaves and wildfires.
Read more ResearchIEA, October 2024
Regional conflicts highlight significant fragility in the global energy system, with stronger policies and greater investment needed to accelerate the transition to cleaner, more secure technologies.
Read more ResearchNature Water, September 2024
A new study shows global water supply stability depends on upwind moisture sources, commonly overlooked when assessing water availability, changing risk assessments.
Read moreStockholm, Q3 2024
A cross-thematic discussion on how shifting geopolitical alliances are reshaping institutional portfolio construction and risk frameworks.
McKinsey Global Institute, August 2024
This report highlights seven interlinked energy system areas needing transformation, addressing twenty-five key physical challenges crucial for progress in the early-stage transition.
Read more ResearchIEA, June 2024
Clean energy spending surpasses fossil fuel spending, though growth stems from low bases and many least-developed economies remain behind in clean energy investment.
Read more ResearchCopernicus, April 2024
Europe warms twice as fast as the global average, with the frequency and severity of extreme events increasing — widespread flooding in the north and droughts in the south.
Read more NewsWorthwhile Capital Partners, February 2024
An authority in the global climate change movement with over 30 years of experience as a qualified Barrister, James brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our advisory team.
Read more ResearchFebruary 2024
Record fossil fuel collapse shows the shift to clean power in action. Ember provides free data illustrating the momentum of the energy transition.
Read more ResearchWorld Economic Forum, January 2024
Climate risks remain dominant over the long term, while AI-driven disinformation is identified as the most severe short-term threat in the 2024 report.
Read more ResearchInternational Energy Agency, January 2024
The next five years will see incredible renewables growth — the world will add more renewable capacity than installed in over 100 years of commercial renewable energy.
Read more ResearchCarbon Brief, November 2023
Global CO2 emissions from energy and industry could peak soon, driven by the "unstoppable" growth of low carbon technology.
Read more ResearchInternational Energy Agency, October 2023
The first country-by-country grid report finds the need to build or replace 80 million km of power lines by 2040 — equivalent to the entire global grid built over the last century.
Read more ResearchStockholm Resilience Centre, September 2023
Scientists mapped nine boundary processes defining humanity's safe operating space. Six have already been crossed, with unknown consequences before irreversible change occurs.
Read more ResearchNature Communications, July 2023
A collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation would increase North Atlantic storms, drop European temperatures, and raise sea levels along eastern North America.
Read more ResearchIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, March 2023
Scientists delivered a "final warning" on the climate crisis: rising emissions are pushing the world toward irrevocable damage requiring swift, drastic action.
Read more ResearchNASA, March 2023
A new NASA study confirms that major droughts and pluvials are occurring more frequently on regional and continental scales as the planet warms.
Read more ArticleWorld Economic Forum, January 2023
Al Gore told WEF attendees: "The crisis is still getting worse, faster than we are deploying solutions... we need urgency much greater than we have yet had."
Read more ArticleSiddarth Shrikanth, 2023
Siddarth Shrikanth's book argues that cutting emissions alone is insufficient for net-zero — investment in protecting natural assets and strengthening our relationship with the planet is essential.
Read more ResearchInternational Energy Agency, October 2022
Published amid the first global energy crisis triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, this report analyses the implications for global energy systems.
Read more ResearchWorld Economic Forum, July 2022
This framework assesses sectoral net-zero readiness by evaluating technology readiness, infrastructure access, policy robustness, demand signals, and capital availability.
Read more NewsWorthwhile Capital Partners, June 2022
Grateful for the trust of our investors and managers: the firm's first billion dollars raised for sustainable investments, avoiding over 49 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Read more ResearchInternational Energy Agency, June 2022
Despite growth in investment, current capital spending is insufficient for the energy and climate crises. Includes a detailed review of the critical minerals needed for clean energy.
Read more ResearchWorld Economic Forum, May 2022
A special edition report on the global energy transition, providing perspectives on current challenges and recommendations for navigating a turbulent macroeconomic and geopolitical environment.
Read moreWorld Meteorological Organisation, May 2022
The past seven years were the warmest on record. Four key indicators — greenhouse gas levels, sea level, ocean heat, and acidification — all set new records in 2021.
Worthwhile Capital Partners, March 2022
Oleksandra Bulhakova joins from Kharkiv National University of Civil Engineering, supporting the firm in creating marketing materials and developing strategy.
Read more NewsWorthwhile Capital Partners, January 2022
Hellström supports manager selection, fund due diligence and strategy. He was Head of Alternative Investments at AP3 for twenty years, previously at EQT and Investor.
Read more ResearchWorld Economic Forum, January 2022
Climate Action Failure and Extreme Weather dominate long-term risk perception, with sustainable investing seen as critical to mitigating risks.
Read moreJournal of Impact and ESG Investing, December 2021
On the urgent need to decarbonise economies: renewables investing offers sustainable impact and enhanced risk-adjusted returns, though investors must mind key risks.
International Energy Agency, October 2021
Published since 1977 and the most reviewed energy report globally, released ahead of COP26 to guide opportunities, benefits and risks for clean energy transitions.
Read more ResearchUN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, October 2021
Explains investor progress so far on net-zero goals, complementing the IPCC's climate findings and the IEA's energy outlook.
Read more ResearchUS Department of Energy, September 2021
Solar could account for 40% of US electricity by 2035 and 45% by 2050 with aggressive cost reductions and policy — deployment must grow four times the current rate.
Read more ResearchIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, August 2021
The study evidences human-caused warming and warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding without huge carbon cuts this century.
Read more ResearchBioScience, July 2021
Planetary vital signs are troubling, with mounting evidence that we are near or have crossed tipping points for the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets and the Amazon rainforest.
Read more ResearchTransition Pathway Initiative, April 2021
TPI reviews high-emitting public companies on their low-carbon transition. Most targets remain insufficiently ambitious, but there is encouraging momentum behind genuine net-zero targets.
Read more ResearchVivid Economics, February 2021
Of $14.9 trillion in stimulus announced, only $1.8 trillion is green. Biden's $1.7 trillion Climate Plan nearly doubles that, modelling investment-driven growth and emissions reduction.
Read more NewsNextEnergy Capital, January 2021
NextEnergy announces further acquisitions for a 430MWp portfolio for NPIII, with an additional 500MWp exclusive pipeline. The fund remains open for investor commitments.
Read more ResearchWorld Economic Forum, January 2021
Climate risks populate four of the top five identified risks, requiring short-term action to prevent environmental degradation intersecting with societal fragmentation.
Read more NewsForesight Group, January 2021
Third close for FEIP with €430 million in commitments, over a €600 million capital pool. The fund is 86% committed, with final close planned for July 2021.
Read more ResearchInternational Monetary Fund, December 2020
Climate change alters sovereign credit ratings, shaping the future cost and capacity of government and firm borrowing — the least resilient developing economies suffer most.
Read more NewsCapital Finance International, November 2020
CFI.co judges applaud the firm for "not just taking the road less travelled, but blazing a trail with a carefully crafted approach to impact investing."
Read more NewsWorthwhile Capital Partners, October 2020
Martin Sonesson joins from UBS Luxembourg. The firm also appoints Sony Kapoor and Niclas Sundström as senior advisers on finance, sustainability, politics and geopolitics.
Read more ResearchInternational Energy Agency, October 2020
Renewables grow rapidly in all scenarios, with solar central. Electricity grids could prove the weak link in the power sector transformation, with implications for reliability.
Read more ResearchWorthwhile Capital Partners, October 2020
Our inaugural investor letter reflects on accelerating climate impact, the state of financial markets, and decarbonisation investment opportunities offering attractive risk-return profiles.
Read more ResearchForesight Group, September 2020
A 23-page research piece assessing the pandemic resilience of infrastructure subsectors, with significant emphasis on the impacts of Covid-19 to date.
Read more ResearchIRENA, June 2020
Newly installed renewable capacity increasingly costs less than the cheapest fossil-based options — data that has decisively turned the tables on energy economics.
Read more NewsNextEnergy Capital, June 2020
NextPower III wins "Renewables Fund of the Year" in Environmental Finance's 2020 awards, demonstrating rigorous ESG implementation that maximises fund performance.
Read more ResearchFrankfurt School & BloombergNEF, June 2020
Renewable capacity excluding large hydro grew a record 184 gigawatts in 2019, 20GW more than 2018, though dollar investment was only 1% higher at $282.2 billion.
Read more ResearchGlobal Infrastructure Hub, June 2020
This report illustrates disrupting trends including technology evolution, urbanisation, climate change, compressed returns in a low-rate world, and changing consumer preferences.
Read more ResearchYale Program on Climate Change Communication, April 2020
A majority of American voters support relief for hospitals, small businesses and renewables, while fewer than half support bailouts for fossil fuel, cruise and casino industries.
Read more ResearchIEA, April 2020
The IEA presents the Covid-19 crisis's impact on global energy demand and CO2 emissions, tracking energy use by country and fuel and drawing lessons from a once-in-a-century crisis.
Read more ResearchSolarPower Europe and LUT University, April 2020
The European Commission proposed a "Climate Law" pledging the first climate-neutral continent, with stimulus packages that could accelerate the transition toward 100% renewables.
Read more NewsNordSIP, April 2020
Foresight Group closed a syndicated co-investment for the greenfield 231MW Skaftåsen onshore wind project in Sweden through its FEIP specialist renewables infrastructure fund.
Read more ResearchEU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, March 2020
The EC is expected to put the Taxonomy into law as part of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive — by year-end 2021, investors must report on sustainable investments.
Read more ResearchShareAction, March 2020
ShareAction reviews asset manager progress on responsible investment governance, climate change, human rights and biodiversity.
Read more ResearchMcKinsey, January 2020
McKinsey examines the physical effects of climate change, the risks today and over the next three decades, and the mechanisms through which climate change increases socioeconomic risk.
Read more NewsNordSIP, January 2020
Foresight Group secured €342 million in commitments for its FEIP fund, targeting European sustainable infrastructure projects.
Read more NewsNordSIP, January 2020
NextEnergy Capital announced the second close of NextPower III, securing approximately $118 million in investment commitments.
Read more ResearchLUT, December 2019
Solar PV consumes 2–15% of the water that coal and nuclear use, wind 0.1–14%. The best policy scenario could reduce consumption by 75.1% by 2030 versus 2015.
Read moreIPCC, September 2019
This Summary for Policymakers was formally approved at the Second Joint Session of the IPCC Working Groups in Monaco on 24 September 2019.
Carbon Tracker, September 2019
Falling renewable costs and intermittency solutions drive an Inevitable Policy Response tipping point, in a landmark collaboration between PRI, Vivid Economics and Energy Transition Advisors.
Read more ResearchSony Kapoor and Norfund, September 2019
The financial system needs deep changes, chiefly intermediating developed-economy savings toward promising developing-economy opportunities short of investible savings.
Read more ResearchWorld Economic Forum, September 2019
This paper builds on existing scenarios, summarising the main differences and highlighting what to watch over the next decade in determining which narrative plays out.
Read more ResearchCarbon Tracker, September 2019
Carbon Tracker applies its approach to the largest listed oil and gas producers, examining which projects are non-Paris compliant and shouldn't proceed economically, yet are sanctioned.
Read more ResearchIPCC, August 2019
The IPCC states clearly that further land and ecosystem pressure is harmful — there is no land available for substantial biofuels or bioenergy CCS, and agriculture needs serious rethinking.
Read more ResearchNature, August 2019
Oregon State research shows the greatest solar efficiency where panels are co-located with crops — global energy demand could be offset if under 1% of cropland were converted to agrivoltaic systems.
Read more ResearchJeremy Leggett, August 2019
BNP Paribas introduces the Energy Return on Capital Invested concept: oil economics are now in "relentless and irreversible decline" versus wind- and solar-powered EVs.
Read more ArticleDan Wells at Foresight Group, July 2019
The climate change problem is not others, but ourselves and physics.
Read moreSolar Trade Association, 2019
Britain's large-scale solar PV industry is delivering benefits for biodiversity and sustainable agriculture.
Jeremy Leggett, June 2019
A review of the four SDG7 sub-targets and the international community's shortfall in pace, examining how to fix it with an emphasis on investment.
Read more ArticleDan Wells at Foresight Group, May 2019
A career in sustainable investing is more worthwhile than aspirations of being a rock star, football pro, or Love Island contestant.
Read more ResearchDeloitte, May 2019
Among 20 societal challenges, climate change, protecting the environment, and natural disasters topped respondents' personal concerns.
Read more NewsAline Reichenberg Gustafsson at NordSIP, May 2019
Kerim Kaskal joins Worthwhile Capital Partners as Partner from AP3, where he was Head of Alternative Investments for twenty years.
Read more ResearchBloomberg, April 2019
Co-locating wind and solar brings benefits beyond cost sharing — complementary generation profiles reduce curtailment and grid stress, enabling better PPAs.
Read moreNextEnergy Capital, April 2019
NextPower III announces its first acquisition of two Virginia development projects totalling 46MWp/34MWac, covering 300 acres and powering approximately 9,785 homes.
Jeremy Leggett, April 2019
This introduces the historic LUT University and Energy Watch April 2019 report, modelling the global energy system hourly using real renewable technology economics.
Read moreLUT and Energy Watch Group, April 2019
A sustainable energy system is more efficient and cost-effective than fossil- and nuclear-based systems — the only sustainable and Paris Agreement-compatible option for a global renewable transition.
Aline Reichenberg Gustafsson at NordSIP, January 2019
NextEnergy Capital announced the first close of NextPower III, the firm's first PE fund focusing exclusively on international solar infrastructure.
Read moreNextEnergy Capital, November 2018
NEC announces the first close of NextPower III, securing initial commitments of $160 million toward a $750 million fundraising target for new-build solar across international markets.
Eurosif, November 2018
This study gives a fair representation of the European SRI industry over two years, across investment approaches, covering institutional and retail assets from 12 European markets.
Events
Select convenings we have hosted, bringing together institutional investors with senior policymakers and industry leaders.
Q1 2025
A high-level seminar featuring the Swedish Defence Minister, senior representatives of the Swedish Armed Forces and the NATO Innovation Fund, examining how institutional capital can support Europe's evolving security architecture.
Key Participants
Q1 2026
An in-depth roundtable session on the restructuring of global clean energy supply chains in an era which is defined by geopolitical competition, shifting industrial policy, and accelerating technological disruption across the globe.
Key Participants
Q2 2026
A focused seminar examining the geopolitical and market implications of the ongoing war on Iran, and how shifting alliances are reshaping institutional portfolio construction, strategic asset allocation, and institutional risk frameworks.
Key Participants