One Planet: Sovereign Wealth Funds, climate change, and the ability to move markets

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Ben Caldecott of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme explains why President Macron's new Sovereign Wealth Fund announcement is such an important development for global climate action

Last year President Macron hosted the One Planet Summit in Paris to accelerate action on climate change. Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) from Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, New Zealand, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar...

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