Sectors set to win in $275trn climate transition

Going beyond sustainability

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The transition from a degenerative to a regenerative economy is the largest transition the world has seen since the industrial revolution. It requires substantial capital spending, amounting to $275trn between now and 2050.

Today's system is failing. We need to stop depleting our natural resources and start living within the ecological boundaries of our planet. We must reinvent our system in order to survive and thrive. We need to transition from a degenerative, linear economy to a regenerative, circular economy. The transition to a regenerative economy Our planet is out of balance. We use more resources than our planet can regenerate; we are consuming 1.7 times its annual resources budget. Deep Dive: Investors must learn to look beyond governance to assess Japanese ESG It is as if we are pret...

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