Brookfield raises $7b from Temasek, others for impact fund to cut carbon emissions

Brookfield raises $7b from Temasek, others for impact fund to cut carbon emissions

People tend to vegetables growing in a field as emission rises from cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Tongling, Anhui province, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Toronto-based alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management has closed an initial $7 billion for the new Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF), which helps businesses cut their carbon emissions, according to a press statement.