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Investors Urge Governments Not to Ditch Climate for Energy Security
Reuters via US News ^ | April 8, 2022 | By Simon Jessop

Posted on 04/08/2022 11:26:08 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

LONDON (Reuters) - Asset owners managing more than $10.4 trillion have urged governments not to let worries about security of fossil fuel supplies impede the transition to greener energy needed to limit catastrophic climate change.

With governments scrambling to replace Russian oil and gas supplies after the invasion of Ukraine, United Nations climate scientists issued new warnings this week on the need to quickly scale up renewable energy and roll back support for emissions-intensive fossil fuels.

The Steering Group of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, which counts some of the world's largest pension schemes and insurers as members, said on Friday that energy security policies must align with the world's climate goal.

The group called for an end to using taxpayer cash to prop up the fossil fuel industry through subsidies that go against the pledges made by governments to get to net-zero emissions.

"In the short term, using all available energy resources – including the immediate scaling of energy efficiency – to diversify energy supply must be a top priority for many countries, especially in Europe," the group said.

(Excerpt) Read more at money.usnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: climate; energy; globalwarming; greatreset; hoax; propaganda; scam; socialism; tyranny

1 posted on 04/08/2022 11:26:09 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The climate conspiracy is the tool for world government.


2 posted on 04/08/2022 11:27:56 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Blackrock, Buffet, Bezos, Gates, Hunter etc?


3 posted on 04/08/2022 11:28:21 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Eff ‘em. Let the little people starve”, said the plutocrats.


4 posted on 04/08/2022 11:29:50 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Asset owners.... and a huge chunk of their current holdings include “green energy” products and technologies. Imagine that.


5 posted on 04/08/2022 11:30:14 AM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Solyndra II. I'm sure lots of investors promised big returns don't want real world market forces gutting their positions.

Heck, the Blackrock sustainable green energies fund manager actually works in the Biden Whitehouse.

Foxes promised fat chickens and worried because the chickens are too expensive to feed. The foxes may have to go back to eating rats.

6 posted on 04/08/2022 11:33:03 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

aka “please don’t stop sacrificing to Gaia so you can have a viable economy for your citizens. If you ignore our grift, how can we make money from our investments in so-called “green” energy?”


7 posted on 04/08/2022 11:33:40 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
… the world's climate goal.

That’s an interesting(?) concept.

8 posted on 04/08/2022 11:35:11 AM PDT by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!c)
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To: Sirius Lee

“I’m not responsible for every undercapitalized and poor investment decision investor in America” -Hillary Clinton (and yes I changed it just a little)


9 posted on 04/08/2022 11:35:32 AM PDT by blackdog (Today's "disinformation" most often turns out to be tomorrow's facts. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Investors in stupid green boondoggles, they mean.


10 posted on 04/08/2022 11:35:54 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: TheBattman

EXACTLY....except I’d call them Oligarchs. .....just like the Drug Company Oligarchs pushing Covid


11 posted on 04/08/2022 11:36:06 AM PDT by goodnesswins (....pervert Biden & O Cabal are destroying America, as planned.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Not to Ditch Climate for Energy Security”

OK.

Turn off their Electric “Energy” so they can be introduced to 100% of their “Climate.”

Let’s see how that goes.

.


12 posted on 04/08/2022 11:39:21 AM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

yep they have already made big bets on green energy

they expect gov to mandate their new wealth


13 posted on 04/08/2022 11:40:30 AM PDT by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: joshua c
yep they have already made big bets on green energy
they expect gov to mandate their new wealth

Exactly right, at least for the limited few investors the headline is listening to.

14 posted on 04/08/2022 11:56:55 AM PDT by frog in a pot (The General Election is NOT THE BEST TIME OR PLACE to cure your state’s political ills.)
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To: Harpotoo

Yes. What kind of idiot pushes this nonsense? Lawsuits need to happen because it clearly is fraud; their investors want return and profit and they pushing this bunk.


15 posted on 04/08/2022 12:15:22 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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They aren’t “Investors’. They are Crony Crapitalists, who make big bucks by getting governments to mandate that taxpayers pay for their products / services.


16 posted on 04/08/2022 12:19:34 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Anyone else smell money being a motive here?


17 posted on 04/08/2022 12:26:28 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

energy security, you mean like heat and light? that kind?? food production maybe???


18 posted on 04/08/2022 1:12:05 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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