Give financial regulators 'secondary' net zero mandate to facilitate transition, government urged

Cecilia Keating
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Give financial regulators 'secondary' net zero mandate to facilitate transition, government urged

Financial regulators have major role to play in reducing the hit climate change and nature loss land on the economy, new Aldersgate Group report warns

Banks and insurers could face hundreds of billions of pounds in losses by 2050 if regulators are not given a stronger legal requirement to support and enable the mainstreaming of climate and nature action...

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