Energy transition must accelerate, Reshaping capitalism
Wednesday 23 September 2020 – Vol.11 Ed.39.3
Commentary: Energy transition must accelerate
By Nandita Parshad in London
The impact of Covid-19 on infrastructure companies is severe. At first, governments rightly focused on healthcare and supporting vulnerable citizens. Attention is turning to how economies will recover. The recovery will take place against the backdrop of depressed fossil fuel prices and constrained budgets. These threaten the transition to green infrastructure at a critical juncture. This decade must see the energy transition accelerate to avoid an even more devastating crisis from climate change.
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Meeting: Reshaping capitalism
Thursday 24 September, 9:00-10:00 SGT
Investors are turning increasingly to impact investing to promote social and environmental change. Ronald Cohen, chair of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, joins Mikkel Larsen, chief sustainability officer at DBS, to discuss how to achieve systemic social and environmental improvement, and create momentum for change across the economy.
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