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“Net zero involves as much mitigation possible before you start to do the offsetting. From a systems perspective, there is only so much the land, forestry, agriculture, etc. can absorb and we think it’s about 5 gigatonnes. So we need to shrink global emissions to 5 gigatonnes from the 50 it is today.”

This final panel of Responsible Pathway Live explored the hot topic of climate change with four industry experts - Alex Monk, Portfolio manager at Schroders, Charlie Miller, Climate strategist at Legal & General Investment Management, Dan Grandage, Head of sustainable investing at abrdn and Lorna Logan, Portfolio manager at Stewart Investors. In this lively session they debated:

• The opportunities and challenges presented by climate change.

• Engagement versus divestment in enabling a just transition.

• The importance of carbon mitigation in achieving net zero by 2050.

• How data can be used to measure and evidence change.

You can listen to the panel discussion below, or through Spotify and Apple Music.

In summary: Alex, Charlie and Lorna shared their key take-away from the session, take a look below.

For more insights from the Responsible Pathway Live event, take a look below, and if you have any questions or would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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