Investors managing $41trn of assets call for bolder national climate plans

Appeal is billed as biggest climate campaign ever mounted by investors after firms responsible for roughly 37% of all global assets under management sign up.

More than 450 investors managing $41trn in assets have teamed up to urge world leaders to step up their climate ambition in what has been billed as the "strongest-ever investor call" for governments to tackle the climate emergency. In a joint statement convened by the seven founding partners of The Investor Agenda, the investors said countries that introduce ambitious climate policies and targets would become "increasingly attractive investment destinations" as demand surges for clean technologies, green infrastructure, and other assets that can deliver a net zero economy. None of the...