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Agriculture assets at 'significant risk' of becoming devalued – report
09 August 2013Climate change could cause assets in the agriculture sector to become 'stranded', a report has claimed, warning that an extreme loss of natural capital could result in $11.2 trillion being wiped off the value of agriculture assets in one year.
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More investors divest or avoid investment on climate change concerns – survey
05 August 2013The proportion of investors that divested or chose to avoid investment based on concerns related to climate change grew rapidly last year, a survey has suggested.
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Investment manager hires head of sustainable investing
31 July 2013A leading university's investment management arm has appointed a vice-president for sustainable investing, amid mounting calls for universities to divest from fossil fuel holdings.
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Global benchmark performs better without fossil fuel stocks, claims asset manager
11 July 2013Eliminating the fossil fuel stocks from a global benchmark index and replacing them with environmentally friendly alternatives would have had a positive effect on return over the past seven years, an asset manager has claimed.
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Reasons for hope?
24 June 2013On the face of it, there's plenty to be pessimistic about in the environmental markets at the moment.
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Stranded assets alert
17 June 2013Nicholas Stern has warned that many oil and gas and mining companies may be overvalued, in a 'bubble' that would threaten the security of global financial markets. Peter Cripps and Katie Kouchakji report
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IEA adds to warnings on 'stranded' energy assets
10 June 2013The International Energy Agency has added its voice to warnings that action to combat climate change threatens to leave energy companies with 'stranded assets'.
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Stern: Climate action could see oil and gas companies' valuations drop 60%
19 April 2013The valuations of mining and oil and gas companies need to be rethought to account for the threat action on climate change poses to their business models, said Nick Stern yesterday.
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Citi warns of climate change impact on equity values
11 April 2013Citi has added its voice to those warning of the risk of "stranded assets" in fossil fuel-based companies, as a result of climate change policies.
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IEA to explore stranded assets, climate risks
15 March 2013The International Energy Agency (IEA) is to launch a special report on climate change in June focusing on clean energy measures that will not harm economic growth, and the danger that fossil fuel assets are set to become 'stranded'.