UK CCC Report – July 2022

The July 2022 report from the CCC Climate Change Committee has concluded that the government’s current strategy will not deliver Net Zero.

• https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/2022-progress-report-to-parliament/#key-messages

Our latest Members Forum press release emphasises our views on the importance of investment by our pension funds to achieve Net Zero. (Press Release 31)

But more on Pension Power and Greenwashing……..

Finance Watch have published a landmark net-zero report which calls for tightening of net-zero rules

• This EU funded report warns that the phrase “net-zero” risks being discredited as a greenwashing tool – unless it is clearly defined.
• Finance Watch proposes concrete policy measures to make the concept of “net-zero” meaningful, drive progress to net-zero in the real world and harness the stewardship powers of the financial sector to decarbonise the real economy

Make My Money Matter have published the “Untapped Power of Business Pensions“. Across the world, businesses are ramping up their efforts to cut their carbon. But despite these steps – new research from Make My Money Matter shows they’re missing out on one crucial, yet unreported action – greening their company pensions