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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8 Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5

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The “Ripple Effect” of Universal Ownership

Chris Hall

Charlotta Dawidowski Sydstrand , Head of ESG at AP7, explains how universal owner s can exert collaborative pressure to drive sustainable outcomes in the global economy. This, says Sydstrand, creates a “ripple effect” in the global economy.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

Edouard Stenger

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought our global economy to a standstill, with fears of the worst recession since 1929. Economies around the world are reeling from the cascading shocks wrought upon them since the beginning of March. In 2019, coal use fell by 21.7% (This post was published earlier this year on Medium.