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Investors betting on US shale recovery face major risks, warns CTI

Equity investors have returned in force to the US shale oil and gas sector in recent months, despite incurring heavy losses last year and the mounting risk of stranded assets, according to the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI).

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

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

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".

What does the slump in oil prices mean for the low-carbon sector?

Oil prices have almost halved in recent months, creating havoc in financial markets. But what is the impact on renewables, energy efficiency, and other low-carbon themed investments, asks Peter Cripps

$1.1trn of oil investment faces stranded asset risk, warns report

Most 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).

Bloomberg attempts to quantify risk of 'stranded assets'

A tool to help investors and companies quantify the potential risk they face if fossil fuel assets become 'stranded' as a result of government action to combat climate change, has been launched by Bloomberg.

Stranded assets alert

Nicholas 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