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Norges Bank backs climate and water shareholder resolutions
20 April 2018The advisor to the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has thrown its weight behind climate-related shareholder resolutions with energy companies Imperial Oil and TransCanada.
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Banking on a changing climate? Part 2
13 April 2018Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps. The second part of this two-part feature explores physical risks and liability risks
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Danish pension fund excludes 35 oil companies on climate grounds
12 April 2018PKA has excluded 35 oil and gas companies from its investment portfolio based on concerns about their approach to climate change.
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Shell says it faces 'low risk' of stranded assets
12 April 2018Oil and gas giant Shell said there is "low risk" of it having stranded assets, and predicted as much as 80% of its proved oil and gas reserves will be produced by 2030.
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Canadian regulators find dissatisfaction with current climate reporting
09 April 2018The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is to develop guidance on climate disclosure after existing reports were criticised by investors and other 'users'.
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IEA scenarios lead investors to undervalue climate risk, says report
06 April 2018The International Energy Agency (IEA)'s climate change scenarios are causing investors to undervalue transition risk and preventing countries from meeting their Paris Agreement targets, according to a group of researchers.
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Banking on a changing climate?
05 April 2018Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps
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Lloyd's criteria for coal divestment fall short, say activists
03 April 2018Lloyd's of London will not invest in companies that get 30% or more of their revenues from coal, generate 30% or more of their electricity from coal, produce 20 million tonnes of coal a year or operate 10GW or more of coal-fired power stations, climate activists said today.
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Tool launched to raise investor awareness on deforestation risks
29 March 2018An online platform to support financial institutions in understanding and mitigating deforestation risks has been launched.
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Investors wake up to collective engagement clout
26 March 2018Climate-related resolutions at Exxon and Shell garnered the support of the world's largest investors. Now asset managers and owners are massing together to move entire sectors, writes Michael Hurley.