Some U.S. and international pension funds are diving headlong into investment portfolios directly connected to climate change policies, according to the New York Times.

This is happening in direct contradiction to the policies of second-term President Donald Trump, who is driving the U.S. government away from climate-related policies and programs and has recommended the same for other government entities and private businesses.

The Times reported that shortly after Trump’s election win last November, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander directed a city pension fund to the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, which is aligned with United Nations climate action policies. “The timing wasn’t intentional,” Lander told the Times and added, but, “we were pleased that the timing sent an important signal.”

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