European Companies Invest in Low Carbon - But Not Enough

882 European companies report €124 billion in new low carbon capital investment and R&D in 2019 / Current company investments expected to deliver at least 2.4 gigatons of lifetime emissions savings - more than the annual emissions of the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Poland combined - while adding €40 billion to bottom lines / Potential value of new low carbon business opportunities is €1.22 trillion – over 6x the investment cost of €192 billion to realize

European companies reported a total of €124 billion in new low carbon investments last year but should double low carbon capital expenditure (CAPEX) to be consistent with the EU’s new climate target, new analysis reveals. Doubling Down: Europe’s Low Carbon Investment Opportunity, released... ... More: Official Press Release CDP

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