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Committee Material Published 30 Sep 2021 ↗ View on Parliament

Pension schemes may already be exposed to brown asset bubbles. Investments, such as non-renewables, may be overvalued if investors have not yet adequately accounted for the cost of changes resulting from either climate change or policies to mitigate climate change.

Pension schemes may already be exposed to brown asset bubbles. Investments, such as non-renewables, may be overvalued if investors have not yet adequately accounted for the cost of changes resulting from either climate change or policies to mitigate climate change. Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Paragraph: 57 | Response status: accepted Government response: The Government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. The Department for Work and Pensions is keen to ensure that its policies do not incentivise divestment over good stewardship. The Department has set out specific steps in relation to recent policies below. On the 1 October 2021, the Occupati