The risk is the speed and magnitude of the change in life expectancy, not the direction Expected and unexpected development in life expectancy for women in Denmark Age  Uncertainty can be toxic for pension funds  90  85  80  75  70  65  Upward trend -challenging but manageable  60  55  50 1850  1900  1950  life expectancy including projections 5-percent fractile  2000  2050  2100  2150  95-percent fractile  DANMARKS NATIONALBANK  6  Thus far, the increases in life expectancy have been systematically under-estimated, which has lead to under-estimation of the number of elderly and old-age dependency.
With all these activities and numerous initiatives from non-governmental organisations[5], the green finance landscape is quickly becoming crowded. As everyone has a vital role to play in addressing the climate crisis, this is clearly a welcome development.