Climate change, the Green New Deal, CO2 commitments - will the recession sweep ESG themes aside?

The health crisis and prospect of a recession are pushing ESG themes to the side-lines, for both companies and the public authorities. Yet they might come roaring back in an environment transformed by the experience of falling growth. For companies with exposure to energy- and climate-related issues, their decisions whether or not to maintain their decarbonisation budgets will be a sign of how serious their commitments are. In these straitened times, the choice to persevere might...