2030, Divestment and Stranded Assets

The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement. About two-thirds of the GHG reductions achieved by these companies were genuine from the planet’s perspective; much of it came courtesy of efficiency measures or retiring polluting assets.

Divestment

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Options Still Open for Fossil Fuel Engagement

Chris Hall

MAY 22, 2024

BP has cut its oil and gas production reduction target from 40% to 25% by 2030, Shell dropped its goal to cut oil production by the same deadline, and TotalEnergies plans to increase both its oil and gas production by 2-3% per year until 2028. C pathway by 2050 would requires as much as 50% by 2030. Last year, Shell invested US$5.6

Divestment

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Those organisations that have not considered reducing these emission sources could be misunderstanding the double materiality risks they carry: the risks to their business, like stranded assets or reputational risks, and their contribution to making the Earth uninhabitable.

Net Zero

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Investors Face Direct Risk from Climate Litigation

Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

This could stem from campaigns which lobby for divestment from polluting companies or projects. “In our view, the risk to investors from ESG or climate litigation remains primarily indirect,” Mark Banks, Dispute Resolution Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie told ESG Investor.

Greenwashing

Greenwashing Stranded Assets Net Zero Banking

ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

Climate-focused investors welcomed the change from the coal-wielding Scott Morrison, calling for an “investment grade 2030 emissions target”, and accompanying policy changes, including a National Transition Authority. Even so, we were reminded how far the G20 nations are from meeting their COP26 commitment to keep 1.5°C

Net Zero

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Investors Face Rising Direct Risk from Climate Litigation

Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

This could stem from campaigns which lobby for divestment from polluting companies or projects. “In our view, the risk to investors from ESG or climate litigation remains primarily indirect,” Mark Banks, Dispute Resolution Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie told ESG Investor.

Greenwashing

Greenwashing Stranded Assets Net Zero Banking

IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy

Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

The post IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy appeared first on ESG Investor.

Stranded Assets

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Glencore Abandons Coal Demerger at Investors’ Request

Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

Divest or wind down? Anglo American sold its thermal coal portfolio in 2021, while BHP announced in 2022 that it would close its last such mine in 2030. This leaves it heavily exposed to reputational, regulatory and stranded-asset risk, leading many investors to avoid it.

Stranded Assets

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

Rasmussen expects the scheme to meet its target – self-imposed, but in line with the protocol set by the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) – to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its listed equities and corporate bonds by 45% by the end of 2024, from a 2018 base. Some managers might not cover Scope 3 emissions,” he notes.

Net Zero

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Carbon Metrics Key to Investors’ Net Zero Path

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Reasons are manifold but include better risk management, earlier identification of stranded assets, and the realisation that Paris Agreement goals are in jeopardy. It now aims to further halve its emissions by 2030 compared to 2020 levels – with the long-term goal of achieving net zero by 2040. “We

Net Zero

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Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target

Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

The report warns that fossil fuel demand will peak as government policies to cut emissions, asset owners’ net-zero commitments and the rapid growth of clean energy technologies combine to transition the economy towards renewables. Nothing could be more clear or present than the danger of fossil fuel expansion. C goal. .

Net Zero

Net Zero Stranded Assets Paris Agreement Climate Change

The “Ripple Effect” of Universal Ownership

Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

The new initiative seeks to engage with companies in key sectors that are deemed to be systemically important in reversing nature and biodiversity loss by 2030.

Net Zero

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

Edouard Stenger

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Additionally, divestment campaigns and the fear of stranded assets have become each new year more pressing. It has been estimated by the Carbon Tracker Initiative that by 2030 the quasi totality will be more expensive to run than solar and wind. Renewables are also more resilient, cleaner and more popular among voters.

Stranded Assets

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

trillion across the region by 2030. The headline targets and goals enshrined in the new GBF include protection for 30% of the Earth’s surface by 2030, which may have implications for both existing and planned sites and facilities. The GBF is influencing policy through its goals and 2030 targets.

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The biggest carbon losers

Options Still Open for Fossil Fuel Engagement

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

Investors Face Direct Risk from Climate Litigation

ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Investors Face Rising Direct Risk from Climate Litigation

IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy

Glencore Abandons Coal Demerger at Investors’ Request

All Systems go for Net Zero

Carbon Metrics Key to Investors’ Net Zero Path

Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target

The “Ripple Effect” of Universal Ownership

The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

Investors Search for Answers

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