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  • Insurers demand action on climate change

    01 October 2015

    The leaders of 15 insurance firms have written to the governor of the Bank of England demanding "urgent action" on climate change.

  • Investors with $2.6trn of assets make divestment pledges

    23 September 2015

    Investors with combined assets of $2.6 trillion have made pledges to divest from fossil fuels, according to a new report.

  • California passes bill to force state pension funds to divest from coal

    04 September 2015

    California's two state pension funds, the largest in the US, look increasingly likely to be forced to divest from coal after a bill requiring them to do so was passed by the State Assembly.

  • Emissions limits threaten $283bn of potential LNG projects, says think tank

    07 July 2015

    Some $283 billion of potential liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects could be rendered uneconomic by efforts to combat global warming, a think tank has warned.

  • Carbon Tracker report warns utilities of coal death spiral

    05 June 2015

    The Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has fired another shot across the bows of the coal sector, in a report that warns the utilities reliant on the commodity are trapped in a "death spiral".

  • Shale firms set for hard times in 2016 as oil hedges mature

    06 May 2015

    Shale companies could feel the full force of the oil price slump next year as their hedges expire, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).

  • Blueprint published 'to help failing fossil fuel companies adapt'

    24 April 2015

    Many 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.

  • Infographic: The US coal crash

    24 March 2015

    The 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.

  • Solarcentury sells 71MW pipeline

    03 February 2015

    UK renewables company Magnetar Solar has acquired 71MW of projects from Solarcentury.

  • Infographic: Is coal a sinking ship?

    29 December 2014

    Recent research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative found that $112 billion of future capital expenditure (capex) in potential thermal coal production (excluding China) is at risk of becoming 'stranded'. This infographic shows how in three steps