Deep Dive: Latest energy crises remind us of importance of climate change solution

Too reliant on fossil fuels

Maria Municchi, manager of M&G’s multi-asset sustainable investment strategies, dives into impact investing.

As we approach COP26 in Glasgow, it is useful to reflect on the significance of this event and what it might mean for financial markets. The first UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) took place in 1995. It was established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a means of improving public awareness globally of climate change issues.  Over the years, the focus has shifted from assessing progress in dealing with climate change, to negotiating greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the Kyoto Protocol, to creating specific goals around limi...