UK government launches global taskforce on economic growth and climate change

Pension providers join taskforce which aims to unlock private investment to tackle climate change

Patrick Brusnahan
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(L-R) Jennifer Chapman, minister of state for international development and Emma Reynolds, the economic secretary to the Treasury.
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(L-R) Jennifer Chapman, minister of state for international development and Emma Reynolds, the economic secretary to the Treasury.

The UK minister for international development and the economic secretary to the Treasury yesterday (15 April) announced the launch of the Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) Investor Taskforce.

The initiative aims to unlock private investment for tackling climate change and gaining sustainable growth opportunities across emerging markets and developing economies. According to the Insti...

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