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Dalio Says COP28 Climate Fixes More Difficult With End of ‘Free Money’ - Bloomberg

Dalio Says End of ‘Free Money’ Is Making Climate Fixes Difficult

- Projects are expensive as cost of funds is now high as 8%
- Dalio said banks need a ‘real return’ to avoid a bubble

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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio said rising interest rates have made it harder to get climate projects off the ground.

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