Financial firms join UK taskforce to help unlock climate investment in developing economies

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UK government's Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) Investor Taskforce highlights potential for tenfold returns from backing climate adaptation and mitigation projects

A new investor taskforce comprising figures from leading financial services firms has been launched by the UK government in a move aimed at unlocking much-needed private investment for tackling climate...

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