Industry responds to scaling back on net zero

IGG and Aon say pension schemes should not be deterred from their commitments

Jasmine Urquhart
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Industry responds to scaling back on net zero

Schemes should not wind back their climate commitments despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on a number of its net zero policies last week.

On Wednesday (20 September), Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that some of the government's previous commitments on net zero would be postponed or dialled back. Despite this, industry commentat...

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