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Vital Signs: a 3-point plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Every January Larry Fink, the head of the world’s largest funds manager, BlackRock, sends a letter to the chief executives of major public companies.

This year’s letter focused on climate risk. “Climate change has become a defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects,” Fink wrote. To put...

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