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As wildfires tear through Europe, the CEO of MSCI says investors who ignore the risks climate change poses to asset values “only have yourself to blame”. #PensionFunds #ClimateFinance
MSCI CEO Tells Investors Ignoring Climate Risk, ‘You Only Have Yourself to Blame’As temperatures continue their relentless rise, most investors are still ignoring the impact of a hotter planet on asset values, according to Henry Fernandez, the chief executive of MSCI Inc.www.bloomberg.comSome of the world's biggest pension managers are analyzing how their portfolios will perform against climate tipping points – critical thresholds in the Earth’s natural systems which, if breached, could result in abrupt, dangerous & irreversible damage. #cdnpoli
Pension Funds Try to Come to Grips With the Scariest Global Warming ScenarioInstitutional investors are trying to figure out what it would mean for their portfolios if continually rising temperatures trigger what JPMorgan Chase & Co. is calling “climate black swan risks.”www.bloomberg.comAs Canadians suffer through another summer of heatwaves, wildfires and floods, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board decided to showcase how it’s investing in the primary cause of the climate crisis – #fossilfuels. Read our analysis. #cdnpoli
CPPIB spotlights oil and gas expansion – again – as Canadians suffer through climate impacts — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the PlanetAs more and more Canadians are experiencing the worsening impacts of climate change first-hand, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) decided – once again – to showcase how it’s investing o...www.shiftaction.caCanada doesn't need faster approvals at the expense of nature, Indigenous rights and public trust. Tell the federal government to reject the biggest rollback of environmental laws in a generation and strengthen – not weaken – environmental protections.
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignorewin.newmode.netShould public money be used to try to make risky LNG projects seem more attractive to pension funds? Tell Export Development Canada: don't use taxpayer-backed financing to de-risk LNG or pave the way for risky pension investments. #ClimateAction #Pensions #ResponsibleInvestment
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignorewin.newmode.netOntario energy procurement: Battery Storage 3, Gas Plants 0 #ClimateFinance #PensionFunds #RenewableEnergy
Why Ontario’s big move to battery storage has observers saying ‘gas plants aren’t competitive anymore’Climate-friendly technologies are advancing so quickly contract prices in Ontario have dropped from over $1,100 per megawatt in 2023 to $563 now.www.thestar.comThe Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is financing four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals – and signalling there could be more to come – despite the industry bringing worsening climate damage and escalating financial risks to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). #cdnpoli
CPPIB is financing four LNG terminals — and may risk even moreLNG investments are particularly short-sighted for pension funds, which are mandated to invest for the long-term and are distinctly exposed to systemic climate risks.www.nationalobserver.comPension funds mustn’t fall for the government’s sales pitch – LNG is not in our best interests. Read more in Shift’s newsletter: www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026061...
Climate Pension Quarterly - Issue #20 — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the PlanetIn this Climate Pension Quarterly, we examine the the risks posed by potential LNG investment and why the pension executives entrusted to manage our retirement savings need to recognize that the fun...www.shiftaction.ca🚨 Canada’s largest pension funds are facing pressure from the federal government to finance risky LNG projects that would worsen the climate crisis and undermine their own members’ retirement security. Working and retired pension plan members are speaking out.
Pension Beneficiaries Fear Funds Will Pour Retirement Savings Into LNGAs Ottawa looks to pension funds to finance major energy projects and LNG Canada moves to double production in Kitimat, beneficiaries warn their retirement savings could become their “biggest contribu...www.theenergymix.comLNG exports may expose Canada and BC to legal risk - yet another reason for Canadian pension funds to rule out financing these risky projects. Read the full article from Zoë Yunker in The Tyee. Send a letter to your pension fund: www.shiftaction.ca/news/2026/3/...
LNG Exports May Expose BC to Legal Risk | The TyeeA growing body of climate lawsuits poses a threat to oil and gas aims of the province and Canada, a new report suggests.thetyee.caBloomberg columnist Javier Blas writes that global LNG supply could more than double in the coming decades. Pension managers should be wary of buying high and selling low. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
An LNG Glut Is On Its WayGet ready for a glut of liquefied natural gas.www.bloomberg.comBreaking: A new climate-conflicted director has been appointed to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which manages nearly $800B in Canadians’ retirement savings.
www.cppinvestments.comOttawa warned public funding for LNG and fossil fuel projects could trigger Charter challenges www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/21/n...
Ottawa warned public funding for LNG and fossil fuel projects could trigger Charter challengesThe next legal battle over LNG may not be about whether a project gets approved but whether governments can use public money to help it move ahead.www.nationalobserver.comQuebec’s pension manager says it has made almost $4 billion more over the last eight years by pivoting from oil and coal to renewables – a reminder that managing climate risk makes good finance sense. #cdnpoli #polpc
La Caisse’s oil exit pays off as renewables portfolio pulls ahead of fossil fuels - Top1000funds.comDivesting from the oil sector has been a boon for La Caisse’s performance, as the Canadian pension giant says its energy investments have earned billions in value-add compared to the benchmark since t...www.top1000funds.com🚨 CPPIB’s annual report was a missed opportunity to reassure Canadians that it has a credible climate plan. Instead: ❌ No climate strategy ❌ Weak disclosures ❌ No mention of the climate risk lawsuit it is facing Meanwhile, our national pension fund is still financing fossil fuel expansion.
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignorewin.newmode.netYour pension is invested across the economy – so climate disasters can affect retirement savings too. Wildfires, floods and heatwaves are creating growing financial risks. Our 2025 Canadian Pension Climate Report Card Summary shows how pension funds are responding: www.shiftaction.ca/s/Shift-2025...
Last summer, nearly 1,000 Canadians spoke up on fossil fuel entanglements at Canada’s largest pension plans. Since our June 2025 report Entrenched Interests was released, 3 new board members have been appointed to the Canada Pension Plan — none tied to fossil fuels. Public pressure works. #cdnpoli
Report – Entrenched Interests — Shift - Protect Your Pension and the PlanetShift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health’s January 2025 report, Gaslighting the Energy Transition, reveals the exposure of Canadian pension funds to significant financial risks through their...www.shiftaction.ca