Calpers, the US’s biggest public pension plan, will pour more than $25bn into green-related private market investments, in one of the largest commitments by a major fund to unlisted climate assets. The giant US pension group is examining the private equity, real estate and infrastructure markets, particularly in Asia and Europe, as it looks to deploy the capital over the next six years, a senior executive told the Financial Times.
3tn in 2021-2022, in order to meet the Paris accord, where countries agreed to limit the long-term global temperature rise. Investments from pension funds and the private sector are expected to play a crucial role. In real estate, Cashion said he saw opportunities in so-called green buildings. “The measurement for what qualifies in your real estate portfolio as green is becoming easier,” he said.