Media Releases
- Jun2520200
New scenarios and analysis by the world’s central banks show an early and orderly transition to net-zero emissions will significantly lessen the economic hit from climate change
DownloadRead moreIn response to the release of climate change scenarios and an inquiry into the potential macroeconomic impacts of climate change by the world’s central banks working through the Network for Greening the Financial System, Rebecca Mikula-Wright, Director of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, said: “These scenarios prepared by the world’s central banks, including many from Asia, clearly demonstrate climate change
- May192020
International investor networks encourage South Korean Government to seize net zero emissions growth opportunities with revised Paris pledge
DownloadRead moreInternational investor networks, whose members and signatories have assets under management worth hundreds of trillions of won, have written to President Moon Jae-in of South Korea encouraging his government to formalise enhanced climate commitments in a revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement and capitalise on investment and jobs in net zero emissions technologies and infrastructure. In the
- May042020
International investor groups call for governments to work towards a sustainable recovery from COVID-19
DownloadRead moreInternational investor groups, including the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), have encouraged global governments to ensure they are planning for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by factoring in climate change risk into economic recovery plans. The global statement, which has been sent to G20 countries and others, reinforces that governments’ first priority amid the COVID-19 pandemic