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Pension funds should reject conventional finance theory in push for net zero, says University of Exeter

Towards net zero: Some observers have criticised the weaknesses of the official climate scenarios used by financial institutions (Photo: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg)

UK pension funds are being encouraged to rethink their approach to risk as research notes climate scenarios are not currently considered ‘decision-useful’.

A new report from the University of Exeter says pension funds in the UK should move away from net zero approaches that rely on modern portfolio ...

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