Comments on: Are pension funds ignoring climate risk? http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/07/06/are-pension-funds-ignoring-climate-risk/ Now raising intellectual capital Sun, 26 May 2013 00:05:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: A http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/07/06/are-pension-funds-ignoring-climate-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-709 A Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:01:20 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/?p=804#comment-709 Must everything be viewed through the myopic window of economics? It would seem that capitalism is the one world religion. Until we lose it, nothing will change for the good. Must everything be viewed through the myopic window of economics? It would seem that capitalism is the one world religion. Until we lose it, nothing will change for the good.

]]> By: nina http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/07/06/are-pension-funds-ignoring-climate-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-519 nina Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:59:08 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/?p=804#comment-519 Where is the climate change? you bunch of orange heads WE are carbon based,do you want to change the so called climate change its e-z-, STOP BREATHING!!!!!! Where is the climate change? you bunch of orange heads WE are carbon based,do you want to change the so called climate change its e-z-, STOP BREATHING!!!!!!

]]> By: Steve Numero Uno http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/07/06/are-pension-funds-ignoring-climate-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Steve Numero Uno Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:22:52 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/?p=804#comment-516 RE: The research says climate change is of “little importance in fund managers’ investment decisions”, with the main reason cited for this “a lack of confidence in government policies to address greenhouse gas emissions”. Fund managers investment decisions are properly based upon the economy and the behavior of financial markets ("fear and greed", if you will). Such decisions should not be based upon theoretical projections of complex and poorly-understood climate behavior. RE: The research says climate change is of “little importance in fund managers’ investment decisions”, with the main reason cited for this “a lack of confidence in government policies to address greenhouse gas emissions”.

Fund managers investment decisions are properly based upon the economy and the behavior of financial markets (“fear and greed”, if you will). Such decisions should not be based upon theoretical projections of complex and poorly-understood climate behavior.

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