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UK Finance report calls on financial services to help support ‘just transition’ to net zero

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Published on: 14 July 2020

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LNB News 14/07/2020

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Issue Date: 14 July 2020

Published Date: 14 July 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Article summary

UK Finance has published a report produced in partnership with the London School of Economics on how the financial sector can drive an environmentally sustainable economic recovery and deliver ‘a just transition to net zero’. The report argues that to successfully combat climate change it will be necessary to design a transition that ‘is fair and seen to be fair, that can uphold living standards, and generate a range of benefits for business and society’.

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