Gold and climate change: Decarbonising investment portfolios

Gold and climate change Decarbonising investment portfolios

Gold and climate change Decarbonising investment portfolios by the World Gold Council and specialist climate risk consultancy Urgentem.

Climate change is both a physical reality and a rapidly growing systemic and existential risk that all aspects of society are currently learning to address. It is now widely understood that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must therefore decrease very rapidly – ultimately, to ‘Net Zero’ – if we are to avoid potentially catastrophic consequences. The process of decarbonising the economy is such an urgent priority that it is currently reshaping nearly all policy, business, and investment decisions… see full article