Billionaire Chris Hohn Explains Why Increased Disclosure Will Force Companies To Cut Their Carbon Emissions

Few investors on the planet made more money in 2020 than billionaire Christopher Hohn, head of $35 billion in assets hedge fund TCI Fund Management. Hohn’s firm generated $4.2 billion in net gains last year, according to research from LCH Investment NV, led by large holdings in profitable blue chip companies such as Google, Charter Communications, Canadian Pacific Railways, Microsoft and Visa.

Hohn deploys a unique blend of concentrated, long-term investing and corporate activism. In the past, he was one of the world’s most feared hedge fund investors, ready to wage war against perceived mismanagement or poor governance at massive companies like ABN Amro, CSX, Volkswagen and the London Stock Exchange. Last year, Hohn’s policing of financial markets played a role in the downfall of Wirecard, after he filed criminal complaints against…