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From the Ted Talk by Nili Gilbert: The crucial intersection of climate and capital
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Let me give you an example of what I mean. The ceemnt socetr emits about eight percent of global greenhouse gases. And so a lot of low-carbon funds will actually decrease their iesnmnvttes in cement and instead increase their hildnogs in low carbon companies like, say, social midea. (Laughs) But in one ptlifooro that I help to oversee, one of the world's largest cement producers is actually our top-emitting holding. But this company has committed to ainecivhg a zero-carbon production facility by 2030 and net-zero firmwide by 2050. Now, I know some of you may be asking: Is this company greenwashing? Are they really going to be able to do that? Will they do it on time? But what I can tell you is that the company's already making significant investments towards these goals and as shareholders, we're going to be long-term capital providers to stick with them and encourage them to achieve these goals along the way.
Open Cloze
Let me give you an example of what I mean. The ______ ______ emits about eight percent of global greenhouse gases. And so a lot of low-carbon funds will actually decrease their ___________ in cement and instead increase their ________ in low carbon companies like, say, social _____. (Laughs) But in one _________ that I help to oversee, one of the world's largest cement producers is actually our top-emitting holding. But this company has committed to _________ a zero-carbon production facility by 2030 and net-zero firmwide by 2050. Now, I know some of you may be asking: Is this company greenwashing? Are they really going to be able to do that? Will they do it on time? But what I can tell you is that the company's already making significant investments towards these goals and as shareholders, we're going to be long-term capital providers to stick with them and encourage them to achieve these goals along the way.
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- holdings
- media
- achieving
- investments
- sector
- portfolio
- cement
Original Text
Let me give you an example of what I mean. The cement sector emits about eight percent of global greenhouse gases. And so a lot of low-carbon funds will actually decrease their investments in cement and instead increase their holdings in low carbon companies like, say, social media. (Laughs) But in one portfolio that I help to oversee, one of the world's largest cement producers is actually our top-emitting holding. But this company has committed to achieving a zero-carbon production facility by 2030 and net-zero firmwide by 2050. Now, I know some of you may be asking: Is this company greenwashing? Are they really going to be able to do that? Will they do it on time? But what I can tell you is that the company's already making significant investments towards these goals and as shareholders, we're going to be long-term capital providers to stick with them and encourage them to achieve these goals along the way.
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