I en ny artikel skriver Minerva Analytics, at investorer med mere end 52 billioner dollars i aktiver under forvaltning har underskrevet en erklæring til regeringer, der opfordrer til hurtige forantaltninger, som har til hensigt at stoppe subsidier til fossile brændstoffer, udfase termisk kul-baseret elektricitet og påbyde offentliggørelse af klimarisiko.
Den globale investorerklæring for 2021 til regeringer om klimakrise blev lanceret i denne uge efter offentlige meddelelser i juni og september.
Hertil skriver Minerva Analytics:
“Investors say that government policies could unlock trillions of dollars of investment needed to combat the climate crisis. This includes policies to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, credible commitments to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and transition plans for affected workers and communities.
Governments are also encouraged to avoid public investment in new carbon-intensive infrastructure in their Covid-19 economic recovery plans.
The statement includes significant investor support for mandatory climate risk disclosures in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Investors say they need “adequate information” on how companies assess and manage climate-related risks and opportunities.
The collective statement was developed by founding partners of the Investor Agenda which encourages investors to commit to developing a comprehensive Investor Climate Action Plan (ICAPs) and align investments to net zero by 2050 or sooner.
Signatories include State Street Global Advisors, PIMCO, Amundi, Legal & General Investment Management, Franklin Templeton, UBS Asset Management, Aegon, Insight Investment, AXA Investment Managers, DWS Group, Schroders, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management, Fidelity International, Aviva, BNP Paribas Asset Management, and Allianz Global Investors.
Paul Simpson, chief executive of CDP and Investor Agenda Steering Committee member, said that the support from the investor community showed huge potential for the financial system to serve as an “enabler” in the net zero transition.
“Governments should see [this] call to action as further incentive for ensuring that robust roadmaps and 2030 science-based targets are agreed next week in Glasgow” , he said. “Investors stand ready to play their part in financing the transition, and that capital is ready and waiting to be allocated.””
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