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Patrick DeRochie

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Energy

Hydrogen won’t rescue pension funds from bad bets on gas

by Patrick DeRochie

OPINION | Pensions funds are risking billions on the false hope that hydrogen can prevent the "gas utility death spiral"

Finance

Canada's pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

by Patrick DeRochie

OPINION | Rather than playing into politics, CPPIB should acknowledge the climate risks and global market forces that are deterring investors from

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Finance

A new year’s resolution for federal pension funds: Stop financing fossil fuels

by Patrick DeRochie

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Public Sector Pension Investment Board continue to finance oil and gas expansion abroad

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Responsible Investing

Memo to CPPIB: There’s no such thing as ‘no-carbon oil’

by Patrick DeRochie

Even if carbon capture somehow became inexpensive, scalable and effective, it cannot address oil and gas life-cycle emissions. There’s no taking the

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Responsible Investing

Canadian pension funds are making climate promises they're not backing up

by Patrick DeRochie

Net-zero targets mean little if they aren’t supported with detailed plans to decarbonize portfolios and phase out fossil fuels

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Energy

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has a gas problem

by Patrick DeRochie

The OTPP is listening to teachers’ climate concerns and raising the bar for sustainable investing, but its fossil gas holdings are still

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Responsible Investing

Despite progress, Canada’s pension funds are still investing in climate failure

by Patrick DeRochie

Canadian funds have become outliers as global investors move to ditch fossil fuel assets

Why are Canadian pension funds risking our future?
Responsible Investing

Why are Canadian pensions risking our future by funding fossil fuel expansion?

by Patrick DeRochie

Despite signs of progress, Canada’s pension funds continue to pursue investing strategies that keep us on the pathway to catastrophic climate change

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