Hohn: Net-zero by 2050 is 'a joke' as faster action needed

Hedge fund manager criticises slow action by asset managers and calls for better nearer-term targets

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Pension funds should fire asset managers if they fail to take sufficient action on climate change, and actively work to put an end to dirty finance, according to hedge fund manager Sir Chris Hohn.

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