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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 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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An Integrated Transition

Chris Hall

The resources included deep-dive guidelines for seven sectors – including asset owners, asset managers and banks; high-level guidance for 30 sectors of the global economy; and advice on how to undertake a transition planning cycle.

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Transition in Practice

Chris Hall

In its latest synthesis report , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a “final warning”, calling for swift and decisive action to keep global average temperature rise to <1.5°C Averting this cataclysm requires the reduction of global anthropogenic greenhouse (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Let the Climate Finance Flow

Chris Hall

At COP26, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero ( GFANZ ) declared a sector-wide commitment of US$130 trillion – a number that has increased over the year to US$150 trillion – of private capital to transition the global economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Engagement ring. Demanding data.

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Trustees to Engage with Future

Chris Hall

It is through good stewardship that corporate engagement can drive high carbon emitting companies to develop and implement a net zero transition plan, which will ultimately help to decarbonise the global economy,” says Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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The Future of Climate Investing

3BL Media

She cited the massive growth of ESG initiatives as a great achievement but was wary of the lack of democratized data that can clearly define certain ESG investments as sustainable. Pretorius and Free agreed and claimed investors will expect even more from companies than mere divestment from non-renewable assets.

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BlackRock Strikes Back Against Climate Activism Claims

ESG Today

In his most recent annual CEO letter , Fink further detailed the climate-focused investment case, forecasting a “tectonic shift” in capital towards sustainable investing, and calling the decarbonization of the global economy “the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime.”.

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