Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Canadas emissions would be higher today without the actions taken to date by all levels of government since 2015. This type of planned transition in the building sector is necessary to protect consumers from higher costs and stranded assets. Climate policies are working with industrial carbon pricing leading the pack.

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Stranded Assets Climate Change Clean Technology Decarbonize 290

Corporate Knights

JUNE 19, 2024

Twelve years ago, First Nations tried to buy an equity stake in the Pacific Trail Pipeline (pictured in 2015) but couldn’t secure bank financing – prompting calls for federal loan guarantees. That’s why Julia Levin, associate director of Environmental Defence, is wary of the federal government’s “sector-agnostic” loan guarantee.

Stranded Assets 182

Stranded Assets Net Zero Development Banking 182

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8 trillion USD in fossil fuels.

Net Zero 113

Net Zero Divestment Stranded Assets Banking 113

Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

“Investors often underestimate indirect legal risks despite the financial toll of lawsuits against investee companies,” Clarke said. The claim, for £36 billion (US$44 billion), could have a major impact on the firm’s share price, a knock-on effect on investors, and potentially set a precedent for future litigation.

Greenwashing 80

Greenwashing Stranded Assets Net Zero Banking 80

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Investing in the development of onshore wind has also been a challenge, thanks to planning laws introduced in 2015 which allow one objection from a local resident to halt an entire onshore wind project.

Net Zero 89

Net Zero Climate Change Stranded Assets Green Investing 89

Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Fossil fuels are at high risk of becoming stranded assets and PEs have a significant stake in the energy sector. The SDGs are a global mandate agreed upon by 193 countries in 2015. More Funds Diverted to Sources of Renewable Energy. Sustainable Development Goals offer a standardization framework.

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Impact Investing Value Creation Net Zero Stranded Assets 76

Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

“Investors often underestimate indirect legal risks despite the financial toll of lawsuits against investee companies,” Clarke said. The claim, for £36 billion (US$44 billion), could have a major impact on the firm’s share price, a knock-on effect on investors, and potentially set a precedent for future litigation.

Greenwashing 59

Greenwashing Stranded Assets Net Zero Banking 59

Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

The 2015 Paris Agreement (COP21) also played a key role in highlighting the significance of climate issues, he says; it was evident that many private players, including corporates and investors were striving to enhance their climate commitments leading up to the event.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Divestment Paris Agreement Stranded Assets 52

Richard Matthews

APRIL 20, 2022

The white economy has also been used to describe the digital economy, this definition is attributed to Professor Douglas McWilliams, a British economist who wrote a 2015 book by the same name. It does this by reforming markets to address real needs while factoring costs and stakeholder concerns.

Development 59

Development Waste Value Creation UNEP 59

Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

“Natural gas will remain an important fuel source to meet total energy demand for the time being, decreasing by only 13% in 2030 (from 2015 levels), until hydrogen, e-gas and biogas are ramped up,” the Allianz report noted. “As Increasing gas infrastructure must be avoided to avert dangerous climate impacts and stranded assets.”.

Net Zero 98

Net Zero Stranded Assets Global Economy Supply Chains 98

Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

They also noted the due diligence aspects of a framework that must now be implemented by all federal departments and agencies in line with the targets in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. A government source pointed to a provision for regular reviews of the subsidy policy as an important opportunity to ratchet up restrictions over time.

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Paris Agreement Bend the Curve Carbon Offsets Stranded Assets 246

Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

In 2015, UNEP FI and PRI followed-up the report with ‘Fiduciary Duty in the 21 st Century’ , which analysed investment practice and fiduciary duty in eight countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, South Africa, the UK and the US. This suggested that incorporation of ESG factors was a prerequisite of fiduciary duty.

UNEP 52

UNEP Net Zero Sustainable Investment Stranded Assets 52

We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The report tracks developments across sectors covering 90% of global emissions in 2015-2021. It makes no long-term sense to continue pumping money into an asset that is already destined to eventually have no value — a stranded asset. This was the clear message put forward by over 775 companies , representing US$2.7

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COP26 Net Zero Paris Agreement Development 88

Richard Matthews

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The courts, investors , banks and insurers are all making this point and this compelling argument is buoyed by increasing examples of stranded assets. A total of 208 educational institutions have divested their assets from fossil fuels. It is fitting that educational institutions are divesting in droves.

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Divestment Climate Change Stranded Assets Paris Agreement 62