Key Takeaways from Sierra Club Report on Climate-Solutions Investing Strategies for U.S. Public Pensions
The Sierra Club’s latest report “The Climate Solutions Gap: An Assessment of U.S. Public Pensions’ Investment Strategies“, analyzes how public pensions across the country are managing climate-related risks through their investment strategy, with a focus on whether they are steering investments into credible climate solutions. The report evaluates the investment strategies of 29 city and state pensions and one permanent fund. By highlighting leaders that are already setting targets to invest tens of billions of dollars in climate solutions, it shows that investing in real-economy decarbonization is feasible, financially responsible, and fully consistent with fiduciary duty.
The report identifies six key takeaways that show how…
