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Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

BY ROSE MARY PETRASS | FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024 4:48PM

In the face of projections that 2024 is set to surpass the 1.5°C Paris Agreement threshold, experts are concerned that investors are unprepared for the escalating risks associated with climate change.

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