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An Integrated Transition

Chris Hall

As global momentum builds behind transition planning, Mark Manning, Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, makes the case for a systemic response to the challenges of climate change. Arguably, we need to be thinking about transition planning as a system response to the challenges of climate change.”

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

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 They can also divest from high-emitting industries such as thermal coal production.

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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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Trustees to Engage with Future

Chris Hall

Stewardship is widely considered one of the most effective tools in an asset owner’s toolbox to ensure companies are prioritising ESG-related issues, such as mitigating the effects of climate change. . “ Plotting a path to Paris .

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The Energy Trilemma: Affordability, Security and Climate

Chris Hall

Potential for Paris-aligned gains to replace Russia-inflicted short-term pain at COP27. If the aim of restricting climate change to within the Paris-agreed 1.5°C In the near term, it has clearly been a setback,” said Tom Nelson, Head of Thematic Equities and Co Portfolio Manager, Global Natural Resources at Ninety One.

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The Future of Climate Investing

3BL Media

Climate risk and resilience are largely modeled by insurance companies, looking at how a company’s assets may be affected by rising sea levels, extreme heat, increasing natural disasters and other future climate events as climate change worsens. Clients need to vote with their money.

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

Environmental successes are easily overlooked in a world ravaged by climate change, biodiversity loss, an ongoing global pandemic and attacks against democracy. The dystopian legacy of the former president is becoming increasingly clear to all but the willfully ignorant as is his politicization of climate change and COVID.