UK science and finance working together to green global finance

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Dr Ben Caldecott, director of the new UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI), explains why good climate and environmental data is crucial for greening global finance

The availability of good climate and environmental data is a necessary condition for greening global finance. Armed with better information, financial institutions around the world will be much better...

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