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Nearly half asset owners are 'negligently gambling on climate risk'
27 April 2015Nearly half of the biggest asset owners in the world have failed to take action to safeguard their portfolios against the threat of climate change, according to a report.
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For investors, climate change is now a risk, not an uncertainty
27 April 2015In recent years, there has been a growing scientific consensus about climate change and an increased likelihood of political intervention. Ian Simm outlines some of the ways investors could respond to help them outperform.
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Blueprint published 'to help failing fossil fuel companies adapt'
24 April 2015Many fossil fuel companies are failing to stress-test their businesses to see how they would be impacted by the transition to a lower-carbon economy, Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has warned.
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Stranded assets risks are rising, says HSBC
21 April 2015The risk that fossil fuel assets could be rendered 'stranded' is growing, a report has warned.
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Quotes of the quarter
17 April 2015Environmental Finance takes a look back at some of the quotes that defined the first quarter of 2015.
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Infographic: Coal plants and stranded assets
17 April 2015A report from Oxford University's Smith School identifies the least efficient "subcritical" coal-fired power stations around the world that are at the most risk of becoming 'stranded'
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F&C to ramp up its focus on climate change
26 March 2015F&C Investments is increasingly focusing its engagement activities on climate change and the stranded assets debate.
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Chinese analysts call for differential pricing for green bonds
25 March 2015Policy-makers should ensure green debt products enjoy a price advantage over conventional debt, to encourage the growth of a green bond market in China, analysts say.
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Infographic: The US coal crash
24 March 2015The US coal markets have been knocked by a combination of cheaper renewables, rising construction costs, and the shale gas revolution, argues a report by thinktank the Carbon Tracker Initiative.
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Stranded assets report names companies with dirtiest coal stations
13 March 2015The power companies that own the dirtiest coal-burning power stations have been named in a report designed to help investors identify potential 'stranded assets'.