The best Climate Change ETFs
How to invest in climate-friendly companies using ETFs

How do I invest in climate-friendly stocks?
The Paris Agreement on Climate Change and, before that, the Kyoto Protocol were important steps to avoid climate change. The agreement states that the global temperature should not rise by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this aim, the use of fossil fuels has to be severely restricted and all other resources must be managed sustainably. This is also a responsibility of companies.Index providers can evaluate how well companies are doing in this respect. Accordingly, companies with a favourable ecological footprint are given greater weights in climate-friendly indices. Usually, these indices are less strict than many other sustainable indices, in which the index providers also take social and governance criteria into account. Nevertheless, climate change indices and ETFs are in great demand as investments by major investors such as sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies or pension funds.
This investment guide on climate change will help you to select the best ETFs tracking climate-friendly indices. Currently, there are 34 indices which are tracked by ETFs.
MSCI World Climate Change CTB Select performance
Climate Change ETFs in comparison
When choosing a climate change ETF one should consider several other factors in addition to the methodology of the underlying index and performance of an ETF. For better comparison, you will find a list of all climate change ETFs with details on size, cost, age, income, domicile and replication method ranked by fund size.
Compare all climate change ETFs in detail
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Provider ISIN |
Fund size in m GBP |
TER in % |
Use of profits | Fund domicile | Replication method | |
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Amundi Index MSCI Europe ESG Broad CTB UCITS ETF DR EUR (C)LU1681042609 | 1,615 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Lyxor Net Zero 2050 S&P Eurozone Climate PAB (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2195226068 | 1,105 | 0.20% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Lyxor MSCI USA ESG Broad CTB (DR) UCITS ETF - DistFR0010296061 | 472 | 0.09% p.a. | Distributing | France | Full replication | |
Lyxor Net Zero 2050 S&P 500 Climate PAB (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2198883410 | 280 | 0.07% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
UBS ETF (LU) MSCI China ESG Universal Low Carbon Select UCITS ETF (USD) A-disLU1953188833 | 257 | 0.45% p.a. | Distributing | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Lyxor Net Zero 2050 S&P World Climate PAB (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2198882362 | 167 | 0.20% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Lyxor MSCI World Climate Change (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2056739464 | 158 | 0.20% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Lyxor Net Zero 2050 S&P 500 Climate PAB (DR) UCITS ETF - DistLU2198883501 | 144 | 0.07% p.a. | Distributing | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Amundi MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned PAB UCITS ETF DR - USD (C)LU2182388400 | 136 | 0.25% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
HSBC MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFIE00BP2C1V62 | 130 | 0.18% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Franklin S&P 500 Paris Aligned Climate UCITS ETFIE00BMDPBZ72 | 92 | 0.07% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Invesco FTSE All Share ESG Climate UCITS ETF AccIE0003RA2ZR3 | 71 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Lyxor MSCI EM ESG Climate Transition CTB UCITS ETF - AccLU2056738144 | 47 | 0.25% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Unfunded swap | |
HANetf iClima Global Decarbonisation Enablers UCITS ETFIE00BNC1F287 | 41 | 0.65% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
JPMorgan Carbon Transition Global Equity UCITS ETF USD (acc)IE00BMDWYZ92 | 32 | 0.19% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Lyxor MSCI USA ESG Climate Transition CTB (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2055175025 | 22 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Invesco FTSE All Share ESG Climate UCITS ETF DistIE00BN7J5Z03 | 22 | 0.12% p.a. | Distributing | Ireland | Full replication | |
HSBC MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF USD AccIE00BP2C1S34 | 19 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
HSBC MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFIE000XFORJ80 | 18 | 0.25% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFIE000FNVOB27 | 18 | 0.18% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Lyxor Net Zero 2050 S&P Europe Climate PAB (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2198884491 | 17 | 0.18% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Lyxor MSCI EMU ESG Broad CTB (DR) UCITS ETF DistLU0908501132 | 15 | 0.12% p.a. | Distributing | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
Xtrackers World Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned UCITS ETF 1CIE000UZCJS58 | 15 | 0.19% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Franklin STOXX Europe 600 Paris Aligned Climate UCITS ETFIE00BMDPBY65 | 13 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Rize Environmental Impact 100 UCITS ETFIE00BLRPRR04 | 12 | 0.55% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Amundi MSCI World Climate Transition CTB UCITS ETF DR USD (C)LU1602144492 | 11 | 0.25% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
FlexShares Developed Markets High Dividend Climate ESG UCITS ETFIE00BMYDBM76 | 11 | 0.29% p.a. | Distributing | Ireland | Full replication | |
Xtrackers EMU Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned UCITS ETF 1CIE000Y6L6LE6 | 11 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
HSBC MSCI Europe Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF EUR AccIE00BP2C0316 | 11 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
HSBC MSCI Japan Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETFIE000UU299V4 | 6 | 0.18% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
FlexShares Developed Markets Low Volatility Climate ESG UCITS ETFIE00BMYDBG17 | 4 | 0.25% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Lyxor MSCI Europe ESG Climate Transition CTB (DR) UCITS ETF - AccLU2056738490 | 3 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Luxembourg | Full replication | |
SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc USDIE00BYTH5370 | 3 | 0.20% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
SPDR MSCI World Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc USDIE00BYTH5594 | 1 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Invesco MSCI Europe ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF AccIE000TI21P14 | 1 | 0.16% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Invesco MSCI World ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF AccIE000V93BNU0 | 1 | 0.19% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Invesco MSCI USA ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF AccIE000RLUE8E9 | 1 | 0.09% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
Invesco MSCI Japan ESG Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF AccIE000I8IKC59 | 1 | 0.19% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
WisdomTree Recycling Decarbonisation UCITS ETF USD AccIE000LG4J7E7 | 1 | 0.45% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
SPDR MSCI Europe Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc EURIE00BYTH5487 | 1 | 0.15% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication | |
SPDR MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF Acc USDIE00BYTH5719 | 1 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Ireland | Full replication |
Source: justETF.com; As of 28/06/2022
Return comparison of all climate change ETFs
The table shows the returns of all climate change ETFs in comparison. All return figures are including dividends as of month end. Besides the return the reference date on which you conduct the comparison is important. In order to find the best ETFs, you can also perform a chart comparison.
Source: justETF.com; As of 31/05/2022; Calculations in GBP including dividends