Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

COP28 reminded investors of the difficulties involved in reaching inter-governmental consensus on intensifying climate action. C of warming, the Inevitable Policy Response calculates that current government policies, ie those in place pre-COP28, will only limit climate change to 1.8°C

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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 For example, they can engage with their portfolio companies to support emission reduction targets in line with climate science.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

When it comes to gathering the collective will to tackle climate change, it is often argued that public policy actions and private sector commitments are mutually reinforcing, spurring each side to go further and faster. The private sector’s ability to accelerate the pace of net zero transition is open to question.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

Swedish government pension fund AP7 is a universal owner that manages around SEK1 trillion (US$968 billion) in AuM, with 90% of its assets invested in a diversified equities portfolio across more than 3,000 companies. The post The “Ripple Effect” of Universal Ownership appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

C, in line with the Paris Agreement goal. . “If The report warns that fossil fuel demand will peak as government policies to cut emissions, asset owners’ net-zero commitments and the rapid growth of clean energy technologies combine to transition the economy towards renewables.

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Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

We have primarily concentrated on the oil and gas industry, but the outcomes have been disappointingly limited, particularly with recent target reversals. “It may be necessary to reconsider our approach.” However, for some investors the limited progress of the oil and gas industry on climate forced them to cut ties with the sector.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. For investors and companies with assets within those key biodiversity areas, this raises the issue of stranded assets.

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