All members of the Net-Zero
Asset Owner Alliance are aiming to align their portfolios with the 2015 Paris
Agreement on climate change.
By Simon Jessop
LONDON (Reuters) - Thirty of the world's largest investors managing a combined
$5 trillion (3.8 trillion pounds) said on Tuesday they plan to set targets to
lower their portfolio carbon emissions by as much as 29% over the next five
years.
All members of the Net-Zero
Asset Owner Alliance, a group which includes the biggest U.S. pension
scheme CalPERs and German insurer Allianz, are aiming to align their portfolios
with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
The move is the most
ambitious yet by the influential group, whose members own sizeable stakes in
many of the world's top companies, and comes as pressure builds for asset
owners to use their financial muscle to push for quicker change.
While an increasing number
of investors,
companies and governments are committing to net zero carbon emissions by 2050,
some have been criticised for not setting the clear nearer-term targets needed
to ensure the goal is met.
With policymakers gearing
up for the next round of global climate talks in Scotland next year, the
group's move is likely to act as a challenge for other leading investors to
step up their own efforts.
The group said its members
would implement cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios of
between 16% and 29%, with each confirming their own particular target in the
first quarter of 2021.
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