Phoenix calls for urgent action on climate

Greater collaboration, policy changes, and robust emission reduction targets called for

Holly Roach
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The firm urged a broad range of stakeholders to work together to decarbonise portfolios
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The firm urged a broad range of stakeholders to work together to decarbonise portfolios

Phoenix Group has called for “urgent action” on key climate areas ahead of COP26, as it warned the insurance sector has an “instrumental role” to play in the fight against climate change.

The firm called for organisations globally to set "robust and ambitious" near-term science-based emission reduction targets ahead of COP26, which begins on 31 October in Glasgow. It also called ...

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