Net zero financed emissions

Insurer and Railways Pension Scheme manager also set interim targets for nearer-term cuts

Policy paper published as part of new partnership sets out a number of recommendations for how the UK’s finance sector can be reformed to deliver an accelerated net zero transition

Investors managing portfolios worth trillions of dollars are now backing net zero ahead of COP26 - could 2021 prove a transformative year for financial markets?

But investment bank highlights lack of consistent CO2 methodologies for finance as 'critical challenge' for establishing near-term emissions reduction targets for its portfolio