Our farewell to Dr. Jane Goodall - and link to our 1-hour interview with her, which supports the launch of her Book of Hope for us all

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State of California continues to lead on climate action, including climate disclosure, mandated for 4,000+ companies, including most of S&P500 www.esgtoday.com/california-r...

Private capital and public-private partnerships are increasingly important to keep #climate projects alive, writes @hipinvestor.bsky.social's Nick Gower.

See 100+ financing vehicles that have been implemented in at least one city and that could work elsewhere.

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Who will pay for Tariffs? Will find out soon if:
= Consumers via Price Hikes
= US Businesses who absorb them to avoid retail price hikes, or
= Foreign Exporters to avoid wholesale price hikes
Goldman Sachs latest assessment is shown below

UBS: “.. US household delinquency rates are back near long-run averages, driven by the spike in student loan and rising mortgage loan rates ..”

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The most aggressive goals include "100% GHG reduction by 2030" of 4 firms: Unilever, Novo Nordisk, Hannon Armstrong, and Nasdaq.

Of the 754 global equities with a Science Based Target for GHG Reduction from a base year, HIP allocates to the top 50 US equities and ADRs making the most progress across several GHG reduction ratios and HIP's impact ratings.

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Happy 6th Anniversary to our HIP Science Based Targets for Climate Action investment strategy.

Actual Reductions vs Goals, 3 areas:
++ Exceeding GHG goals (on avg, twice as good, +104% better)
+ Falling short of goals (on avg, lagging by -48%)
-- Despite reduction goals, increasing GHGs (!!!)

APOLLO: “.. Nvidia now has the biggest weight in the S&P 500 of any individual stock since the data began in 1981.”

After the DOGE purge, reality is setting in. It turns out, workers are actually needed. The FAA just announced plans to hire at least 8,900 air traffic controllers. The National Weather Service is bringing on hundreds of new staff, just months after losing more than 500 people.

Local governments and state leaders can use proven best practices and cost-effective technologies to protect public health from landfill methane pollution by upgrading local landfill design or advancing solutions through private sector contracts. bit.ly/45DuzDF

Who owns Bitcoin (BTC) ?
69% individuals like the Winklevoss twins, now billionaires
4% businesses like Microstrategy
6% fund managers
1.4% Govts, including China, Bhutan, and El Salvador!
7.5% is "lost",
6% still to be mined,
and nearly 5% to BTC creator Satoshi
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Thus, climate investing chooses to avoid climate-risky firms and allocate to climate-solutions firms. HIP Investor Inc. is quoted highlighting that 62% of firms report GHGs pollution now, up from 30% five years ago

On Star Trek, Scotty would interject: "You cannot change the laws of physics!" Today, a range of legislators and states are anti-physics, The Atlantic feature digs deeper and follows the money of conservatives and GOP attacking climate-solutions investing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.

LISTEN, WATCH, LEARN, SHARE: "Sustainable Investing
That Benefits Nature and People" www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G9A...

LISTEN while you work, play, commute, exercise, or garden.

LEARN how to shift your own portfolio and your employer 401(k)

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RSVP to JOIN tomorrow July 2 for Sustainable Investing in Your Portfolio by HIP Investor Inc. (me/Paul) with the San Francisco Public Library and month-long education on your money. Plus both books authored/edited by HIP likely in your library too!
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Meet HIP Investor's Amir Khaleghi and Megan E. Morrice at US SIF's annual conf in DC next week; learn about allocating to HIP's ESG Strategies and HIP Fossil Free Portfolios, and all of HIP's Ratings and Data on ESG, impact, climate, GHGs, opportunity zones, and UN SDGs mailchi.mp/hipinvestor/...

4 minute history about why Juneteenth matters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Ua...

A short video about Juneteenth:

Freedom, we take it for granted. But it's not guaranteed. Historically, it has been slower for the enslaved. Today, on JUNETEENTH, we recognize that Freedom is still being pursued - and needs continuous effort. Solutions shared by Black leaders in our newsletter today: mailchi.mp/hipinvestor/...

HUGELY Important.

Still to be reconciled, yet deltas among US House and US Senate of the latest budget bill: solar/wind still losing, while geothermal/nuclear could benefit. Call your Senators and Congresspeople to educate them on how renewable energy is energy security and resilience! techcrunch.com/2025/06/17/s...

How to Invest in Green Bonds: by Morningstar.com includes HIP analysis on higher-impact and too-low-transparency of green bonds. However, climate threat resilience of green bonds can be clear (climate risk, toxic site proximity, local policy and structures).
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