HOT AND GREEN SUCCESSES

VULCAN ENERGY

The rise of electric vehicles has seen demand for lithium boom and Vulcan Energy is creating a zerocarbon lithium project in Germany. Shares in the company, backed by both Gina Rinehart and her son John Hancock, have surged from $1 to more than $12 in the past year. OROCOBRE

Another lithium miner cashing in on the battery boom, Orocobre bedded down a merger with Galaxy Resources in September to produce a $6bn lithium powerhouse. Orocobre’s share price has almost tripled in the past five years. BETASHARES CLIMATE CHANGE INNOVATION ETF

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This exchange-traded fund provides exposure to 100 global companies that provide solutions to global warming. The stock launched in March, rose 25 per cent between May and August, but has slipped back since.

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With a quirky ASX code of ACDC, this ETF has been around a bit longer. Since launching in 2018, its share price has almost doubled.

TESLA

The US-based electric vehicle and renewable energy giant’s spectacular share price growth of the past decade has made founder Elon Musk the world’s richest person. People wanting a taste of Tesla can buy its shares through online or full-service stockbrokers and online investment platforms. MERIDIAN ENERGY The ASX-listed company generates about one-third of New Zealand’s electricity and owns hydro-electric power stations and wind farms in NZ and Australia. Its share price has more than doubled in five years.