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Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets
20 December 2018Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.
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Investors with $1.9trn slap Exxon with new climate resolution
17 December 2018Investors have issued a fresh set of demands on oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, this time calling on it to set targets to lower its emissions in line with Paris Climate Agreement.
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$32trn group of investors demand greater government climate action
10 December 2018Investors with a combined $32 trillion in assets have demanded governments increase action to tackle climate change.
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CISL to launch open-source tool to assess infrastructure transition risk
04 December 2018The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) is preparing to launch a modelling tool to assess how the transition to a low-carbon economy will impact the financial performance of infrastructure investments.
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Storebrand makes 2026 pledge to ‘exit death spiral of coal’
30 November 2018Storebrand Asset Management has revealed a path to full divestment from coal in eight years’ time, in a strategy it says is in line with the goal to restrict climate change to a maximum of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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French insurers’ climate-related disclosures mostly ‘difficult to understand’, says WWF
26 November 2018French insurers' climate-related disclosures have improved, but the information is still often inaccessible and difficult to understand, according to research by WWF France.
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Investors can bring pressure to bear on big oil, says Total CEO
09 November 2018Investors must bring their power to bear on oil and gas giants like Total, through engagement rather than fossil fuel exclusion policies, the company’s chief executive has urged.
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Risky business: Why 1.5-aligned strategies are key to preserving capital
Decision-makers with responsibility for capital need to make bold, upfront investments in innovative sustainability solutions to limit climate change. An improved understanding of physical climate risks can help make this 'strategy overhaul' happen
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Stranded assets warning for $60bn of Asian coal plants
01 November 2018A projected drop in renewable energy costs will leave $60 billion of coal burning plants in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines 'stranded' within a decade, a report by NGO Carbon Tracker has warned.
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Ceres preparing water stress test working group
24 October 2018A working group to develop guidance on conducting stress testing and scenario analysis of water risk in investment portfolios is to be established by US non-profit Ceres.