As reported in the Financial Times December 6 2020, a group of scientists led by UCD College of Business Full Professor of Operational Risk, Banking & Finance Andreas Hoepner and Joeri Rogelj, Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC SR1.5 report based at Imperial College London, have warned that there is disconnect between EU climate goals and finance rules. The letter contains 16 signatories from University College Dublin.

The open letter, addressed to EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen, green commissioner Frans Timmermans and financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness, can be found here