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MPs urge government to require financial regulators to engage with climate risks

28 March 2018 • 3 min read

Environmental Audit Committee calls on Michael Gove to use powers under Climate change Act to require regular climate risk reports form pensions and financial regulators

The government should order the UK's leading financial regulators to produce climate adaptation plans as part of efforts to ensure pension funds are adequately protected from escalating climate risks....

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