Common Wealth

Passive funds pose a major threat to the net zero transition and economic stability

Investment

Passive funds pose a major threat to the net zero transition and economic stability

In an era of 'asset manager capitalism', passive funds are undermining fossil fuel divestment progress by propping up polluting industries falling out of favour from active investors, writes Common Wealth's Chris Hayes

clock 13 April 2022 • 5 min read

Policy

Let's pass a Green Recovery Act

Climate damage is morally wrong, argues Ewan McGaughey, and a Green Recovery Act could hold the key to averting a crisis even worse than the coronavirus pandemic

clock 06 July 2020 • 6 min read

Biodiversity

Green New Deal: Government urged to introduce UK Restoration and Rewilding Plan

Latest report from Commonwealth think tank argues subsidy reforms and carbon taxes could see a quarter of UK land returned to nature

clock 15 September 2019 • 5 min read
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