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  • 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.

  • Stranded assets risks are rising, says HSBC

    21 April 2015

    The risk that fossil fuel assets could be rendered 'stranded' is growing, a report has warned.

  • F&C to ramp up its focus on climate change

    26 March 2015

    F&C Investments is increasingly focusing its engagement activities on climate change and the stranded assets debate.

  • Chinese analysts call for differential pricing for green bonds

    25 March 2015

    Policy-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.

  • Stranded assets report names companies with dirtiest coal stations

    13 March 2015

    The power companies that own the dirtiest coal-burning power stations have been named in a report designed to help investors identify potential 'stranded assets'.

  • RWE earmarks €1bn for renewables, amid concern over fossil fuels

    11 March 2015

    Germany energy utility RWE plans to invest €1 billion ($1.06 billion) in renewables, particularly wind power, over the next two years.

  • Stranded assets warning for insurers

    03 March 2015

    Insurers need to keep a close eye on fossil fuel assets that might be affected by climate change legislation, Paul Fisher, deputy head of the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has warned.

  • World's biggest sovereign wealth fund discloses divestments

    12 February 2015

    The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, has revealed more details about its divestments as part of a move to "think long-term and protect value for future generations".

  • BP follows Shell in supporting investor climate resolution

    06 February 2015

    Oil giant BP has joined Royal Dutch Shell in backing shareholders' demands for more emphasis on the move to a low-carbon economy.

  • Two Grosvenor funds ditch fossil fuels

    02 February 2015

    Two socially responsible investment (SRI) funds run by New Zealand state-owned Grosvenor Financial Services Group have divested from fossil fuels.