Could COP 28 leave insurers with more stranded assets?

Climate change

As COP 28 kicks off on 30 November, Emma Ann Hughes examines how the race to net zero is creating stranded assets, affecting insureds and insurers.

The focus at COP 28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference for world leaders, is going to be on short-term goals and is likely to force insurers to rethink their net zero targets.

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