Failed low-carbon transition could wipe one third of pension fund returns

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Ortec Finance finds high warming scenario could slash projected returns from pension funds by 2050

A failed low-carbon transition could wipe out around a third of projected returns for pension funds, a study from Ortec Finance has warned. The firm's study of 180 pension funds across six regions -...

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