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Investors cool on climate change

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With its short-term focus, the financial sector is largely turning its back on the climate challenge, shows a new study. Sonja van Renssen reports.

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Figure 1: Synthesis of sectoral exposure to the risks and opportunities posed by climate change.

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van Renssen, S. Investors cool on climate change. Nature Clim Change 1, 187–188 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1154

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