Guy Opperman: I compel trustees to address climate change By Guy Opperman 25 Illustration by Dan Murrell I am passionate about climate change. My words and actions as pensions minister have made no secret of that. We are six months away from the 26 th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which will put into sharp focus how critically important the next decade is in the fight against it, and I’ve been clear about why pension schemes need to be taking action now. It is in the best interests of scheme members for trustees to be taking climate risk on board and making investment decisions accordingly.