Miscalculating climate risks could see credit crunch repeated, study warns

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Researchers say credit agencies' approach to climate change is repeating mistakes that led to global financial crisis

By undervaluing climate risks rating agencies are risking a repeat of the global credit crisis that sparked the global economic downturn, researchers will warn today. The new report from the Centre...

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