Is your super at risk from climate change?

By Clancy Yeates
Updated August 14 2016 - 8:20am, first published July 26 2016 - 11:14am
Up in smoke: Carbon-intensive assets making good returns today could plunge in value in the future. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Up in smoke: Carbon-intensive assets making good returns today could plunge in value in the future. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Long haul: Some big super funds have cut their investments in fossil fuels, such as coal, because of climate change risks. Photo: Robert Rough
Long haul: Some big super funds have cut their investments in fossil fuels, such as coal, because of climate change risks. Photo: Robert Rough

Superannuation is the ultimate long-term investment. So, it probably makes sense for those who manage our retirement savings to scan the horizon for risks that could arise several years, even decades, into the future.

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