Climate change – Page 46
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NewsInvestors embrace German green bonds plan
The government will have to ensure that proceeds from the bonds will flow only into green projects
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NewsInvestor groups urge regard for climate crisis in recovery planning
IIGCC, PRI and others call on G20 and others to ‘accelerate the net-zero transition’
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NewsBring forward climate investments, Danish pension chiefs urge
Pension funds ready for large investments that can help economy, say Mortensen and Polack
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FeaturesNuclear power: The need for nuclear
Nuclear energy is key to tackling the existential challenge posed by climate change
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LGPS duo pre-declares Barclays climate resolutions voting intention
Brunel, Merseyside move aimed to encourage other asset owner support for both resolutions
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NewsNet-Zero Asset Owner Alliance sets out ‘demanding’ methodology needs
Group issues ‘call for comment’ as it gears up to set its first intermediate decarbonisation targets
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Transition Pathway Initiative consults on corporate bond analysis plan
Asset-owner backed initiative moves on one of its 2020 priorities
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NewsTotal, Shell in the spotlight given climate resolution, updates
French asset manager Meeschaert has led filing of a shareholder resolution at Total, while investors engaging with Shell hailed its net zero commitment
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PKA and PenSam invest €228m in US solar plants
Danish pensions CEO says sticking to strategy on boosting green assets, despite tough markets
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EC launches consultation on renewed sustainable finance strategy
Objective is to adopt revised strategy in second half of 2020
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NewsIndustriens reveals divestment from tar sands
Danish pension fund has now implemented a decision made in December, a year after coal blacklistings
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NewsPFA defends engagement approach to fossil firms
“We critically and constructively engage with companies we co-own,” says CIO
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Barclays asks investors to vote on new climate ambition, commitment
Barclays resolution comes in addition to shareholder resolution co-ordinated by ShareAction
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SEC blocks Church climate proposal for Exxon AGM again
The proposal requested Exxon to issue a report describing its plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change
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Asset owner long-term value creation statement gains traction
ABP, FRR, HESTA join after CalSTRS, GPIF, USS got the ball rolling
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Climate risk think tank develops COVID-19 stress test scenarios
To its knowledge they are the first stress-test scenarios for the pandemic
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AP1 trailblazes as first Swedish pension fund to divest all fossil fuels
Transition to low-carbon economy can imply higher climate-related financial risk, fund judges
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Opperman sets out TCFD and DC consolidation, fee consultation plans
Minister says there should be ‘no illusions’ about government’s consolidation, infrastructure plans
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UK pension trustees presented with guide to climate-related risks
Trustees are facing rapidly increasing expectations with regard to climate change
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‘I want to talk to you about climate change,’ PLSA chair tells schemes
Butcher acknowledges challenges but says ‘boundaries need to be pushed’
