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Institutional investors are committing billions of dollars to climate change solutions and embarking on a bold new action plan to raise the profile of energy efficiency and clean technologies around the world.

Leading U.S. and European investors representing more than $20 trillion of assets met at the United Nations in February 2008. They pledged to invest $10 billion over two years in technologies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to pressure companies to disclose risks associated with climate change. And they called on governments and other investors to act with their money as well.

The plan “reflects the many investment opportunities that exist today to put a dent in global warming pollution, build profits, and benefit the global economy,” said Mindy Lubber, the president of Ceres, a coalition of investors and environmental leaders, and director of the Investor Network on Climate Risk.

“Our goal is to transform the world economy into one that is clean, green and sustainable,” says California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, who serves on the board of the leading pension funds, CalPERS and CalSTRS, collectively managing more than $500 billion in assets.