As the United Nations calls for a review of the operation of pension funds as a measure against global warming toward the realization of a carbon dioxide-free society, the states of New York and the United States will gradually reduce the coal and oil industries from the investment destinations of pension funds, and in 2040 The company announced that it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from investee companies to virtually zero.

New York State Auditor Dinapoli held a telephone conference on the 9th to gradually reduce investment in coal and oil-related companies that emit high greenhouse gas emissions by operating pension funds, 20 years later in 2040 Announced that it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions of investee companies to virtually zero.



New York State manages the third largest pension fund in the United States at $ 226 billion, or ¥ 23,580 billion in Japanese yen, of which more than 1%, $ 2.6 billion, or ¥ 270 billion is related to coal and oil. Investing in a company.



Inspector General Dinapoli said, "This measure will help protect the lives of 1.1 million pensioners," and acknowledged that the decision was based on future risks.



UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a speech this month that "there are a total of $ 32 trillion in pension assets in the world, and we must move toward reassessing our investment destinations" to realize a carbon-free society. We are calling for a review toward.