Investors urge governments to fast-track Paris Agreement

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Institutional investors urge countries to build on signal provided by UN climate deal and deliver their own decarbonisation policies, as divestment trend gathers pace

Ahead of this Friday's official signing ceremony in New York, global investor groups today urged world leaders to quickly sign and ratify the Paris Agreement, in a bid to kick-start the full decarbonisation...

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