‘Talk to us’: Youth groups and climate activists’ messages to finance industry

Ahead of COP28 Holly Downes speaks to campaigners calling for fossil fuel divestment and financial system rethinks

Divestment from fossil fuels and an equitable phase out, ESG considerations and a restructure of financial systems are some of the things youth groups are calling for ahead of COP28 this year.

In a special report for ESG Out Loud, Holly Downes speaks to young campaigners and climate activists, as well as ex-Principles for Responsible Investment and current Grantham Research Institute policy analyst Jodi-Ann Wang, about what they want to see from climate finance developments at the conference this year and their messages to the investment industry more broadly.

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