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Cenovus wades into stranded assets debate
30 May 2014Canadian oil firm Cenovus Energy has become the latest fossil fuel company to engage in the debate on 'stranded carbon assets'.
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Shell considers 'stranded assets' risk when screening projects
29 May 2014The possibility that certain oil and gas assets may become 'stranded' as a result of government regulations to combat climate change is included in contingency plans when Royal Dutch Shell assesses potential new projects, a company spokesman said.
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Shell rubbishes 'stranded assets' theory
19 May 2014Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has dismissed concerns around 'stranded assets', claiming the idea is "alarmist", in a letter to shareholders.
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Free fund managers from 'tyranny of benchmarks', says former Schroders CIO
08 May 2014Asset managers must be freed from the "tyranny" of being measured against benchmark indexes to help them address the risk of stranded carbon assets in their portfolios, a former chief investment officer at Schroders has claimed.
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$1.1trn of oil investment faces stranded asset risk, warns report
08 May 2014Most of the oil reserves at risk of becoming 'stranded' as a result of action to curb climate change are held by private companies, warns a report from the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).
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Stranded asset risk reporting needs update, says CDSB
30 April 2014The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has developed a set of proposals designed to encourage companies to release information about stranded asset risks to investors.
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FTSE launches first fossil fuel-free index, BlackRock investment product to follow
29 April 2014Index provider FTSE has developed the first index family that excludes fossil fuel-based companies, as 'stranded assets' fears gain momentum among investors.
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Stranded assets could cost $28trn, warns Kepler
28 April 2014The fossil-fuel industry risks losing $28 trillion in revenues if policies are brought in to avoid catastrophic climate change, Kepler Cheuvreux has claimed.
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'Generational change' behind ESG growth, says AXA
14 April 2014Evidence is mounting that investors are increasingly keen to monitor environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks within their portfolios, claimed AXA Investment Managers (IM).
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Infrastructure funds should address stranded assets fears, pension fund argues
09 April 2014There is a lack of diversified infrastructure funds that take into account carbon risk, the chief investment officer of the UK Environment Agency's pension fund has claimed.