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BT Pension Scheme: Safeguarding our portfolios and the planet from climate change

Morten Nilsson, BTPS Management

19 October 2020 • 6 min read

Morten Nilsson explains why the BTPS is aiming to be net zero on carbon emissions by 2035, and how it plans to get there

At the end of September, the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) set an ambitious 2035 net-zero goal for our £55bn investment portfolio. As if to underline our message, the weather service Copernicus published data...

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