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Huw van Steenis: What I learned at Davos 2020

Let’s hope this year’s base case of ‘cautious optimism’ is not too sorely tested

Climate protestors gather in Lausanne, Switzerland, on January 17 ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Climate protestors gather in Lausanne, Switzerland, on January 17 ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos Photo: Getty Images

Davos was as revealing for what was not discussed, as for what was.

Climate change and its financial impact dominated conversations this year. Beneath the noise, I came away with even higher conviction that climate risk analysis of companies and portfolios is moving out of a specialised niche and into the mainstream.

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