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Oil majors gamble on petchems to shore up demand
05 December 2024Investors at risk as transport fuels set to decline amid 100 countries calling for plastic production cuts LONDON, 5 December...
Read MoreOil & gas industry’s patchy pledges on methane heighten climate...
14 November 2024Commitments to reducing overall greenhouse emissions stall for second year running LONDON, 14 November – Oil and gas...
Read MoreState and federal programs currently cover less than 10% of statewide decommissioning costs New York, June 27, 2024 –...
Read MoreLONDON June 20 – UK government policies supporting blue hydrogen and gas-power CCS significantly under-estimate upstream LNG...
Read MoreFederal financial assurance could cover only 4% of Big Horn Basin decommissioning costs New York, April 4, 2024 – A...
Read MoreDespite falling short, bp scores highest relative to oil producing peers London/New York, 20 March –To further empower...
Read MoreControversial Drax power plant emblematic of the risks of overreliance on unproven CCUS technology London 14 March – The UK...
Read More“Low-carbon” business strategies conceal plans to expand gas London/New York, 29 February – Oil and gas companies are...
Read MoreLondon/New York, 22 February – 140 companies with some of the world’s highest emissions are collectively failing to explain...
Read MoreStatewide financial assurance covers only 7% of statewide decommissioning costs New York, February 16, 2024 – Despite being...
Read MoreNew production riskier as peak demand approaches LONDON/NEW YORK, 25 January – Private equity firms invested in the North...
Read MoreWe Can’t Manage the New Oil & Gas Reserves We Don’t Measure
05 December 2023Publishing Government reporting metrics could close oil and gas reporting gaps LONDON, 5 December – Global policy makers are...
Read MoreHigh-cost producers may lose 50%-70% of revenue including 6 African countries; but low-cost producers are not...
Read MorePolicy choices are critical to helping developing countries transition to electric vehicles LONDON/NEW YORK, 17 November –...
Read MoreOil & gas companies face radical choices as full-blown energy...
08 November 2023Strategy of natural depletion, returning money to shareholders or diversification for some may be best way forward as big impact...
Read MoreAramco, world’s biggest oil giant, ranks last on climate targets
07 September 2023Only one of 25 of largest listed oil & gas companies “potentially” aligned with 1.5C LONDON – 7 September – The...
Read MoreFinancial institutions, banks and politicians misled by ‘flawed’ economic research LONDON/NEW YORK, 27 July– Pension...
Read MoreUnresolved grid bottlenecks risk adding £200 to annual household bills by 2030 LONDON 15 June– Britain wasted enough wind...
Read MoreStatewide financial assurance covers less than 1% of upstream decommissioning costs New York, May 18 – California’s oil...
Read MoreBig asset owners could walk if managers fail to reflect climate promises in investment practices LONDON/NEW YORK, 5 May –...
Read MoreU.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week said climate change is already having a major economic and financial impact on the...
Read MoreSuggested reforms offer best chance to deliver GB net zero power market by 2035 LONDON, February 01 – British customers...
Read More$58bn committed to projects that are not even compatible with 2.5°C LONDON/NEW YORK, 8 December – Oil and gas companies are...
Read MoreAfrican petrostates risk financial instability if they bet on gas
14 November 2022Solar power offers secure and affordable energy that supports climate goals LONDON/NEW YORK, November 14 -- African...
Read More“Low-carbon” business strategies conceal plans to promote gas LONDON/NEW YORK, 4 November – Oil and gas companies are...
Read MorePolitical will is vital to make the required policy changes happen LONDON 26 OCTOBER Amidst an energy crisis and a power...
Read More25 nations commit to invest in clean hydrogen; Europe, Asia most exposed to stranding of fossil hydrogen. LONDON/NEW YORK,...
Read MoreCompanies examined create 80% of corporate industrial greenhouse gas emissions LONDON/NEW YORK, 06 OCTOBER – Of 134...
Read MoreCarbon Bubble ballooning: embedded emissions of listed companies up nearly 40% in last decade LONDON/NEW YORK, 23 June –...
Read MoreOnly 1% of the largest publicly traded oil and gas companies in the gulf are covered by bonds New York, June 9 – As the...
Read MoreCompanies’ climate policies seek to create space for investment in new production. LONDON/NEW YORK, 12 May - Oil and gas...
Read MoreLONDON, April 08: South Korea should pivot from reliance upon LNG power generation toward renewable sources to protect consumers...
Read MoreLONDON, April 08: Asian nations should pivot from reliance upon LNG gas toward renewable sources to protect themselves from...
Read MoreCheaper renewables would increase energy security and lower household bills LONDON, February 10 -- Poland is planning a new...
Read MoreFirms can avoid wasting $500bn with managed approach to transition in IPR scenario even if demand rises short-term. LONDON/NEW...
Read MoreBOULDER CO./LONDON UK, January 6, 2022 – Kingsmill Bond, a top energy analyst who has expertise in financial market and energy...
Read MoreNew Global Registry of Fossil Fuels to Enable Reserves Transparency
11 November 2021As recognition of the need to measure and regulate production of oil, gas and coal grows, with draft mention in the Glasgow...
Read MorePlanned UK Cambo Oil Field is Uneconomic, Unaligned with Paris Goals
10 November 2021Multi-billion-dollar field development poses stranding risk for investors GLASGOW, 10 Nov -- The proposed deepwater Cambo oil...
Read MoreSix of ten companies exposed to greatest risk are Indian LONDON, 04 November: $110 billion of coal plants owned by listed...
Read MoreMore than a fifth of European gas units and nearly a third in US run at a loss LONDON/NEW YORK, October 19 - More than a fifth...
Read MoreNew measure shows taxpayers in largest oil and gas drilling states face $220 bln cleanup bill NEW YORK/OCTOBER 14 – Compared...
Read MoreOver 70% of some of world’s biggest corporate emitters failed to disclose the effects of climate risk in 2020 financial...
Read More$1 trillion at risk if companies continue to pursue business-as-usual investment LONDON/NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 9 – The...
Read MoreResearch finds companies only close wells to drill new ones NEW YORK, JULY 15 – The failure of states to incentivize the...
Read MoreSwitch to clean energy will cuts costs, create local jobs and save millions of lives LONDON/NEW YORK, JULY 14 - Fossil fuel...
Read MoreInvestors warned that Asian governments’ plans for 600 new coal plants could waste $150 billion LONDON/NEW YORK, JUNE 30...
Read MoreCompanies strengthen climate policies but many keep options to increase production LONDON/NEW YORK, 27 May - Oil majors are...
Read MoreIndustry Tracker is being launched by the team that set up Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker Wednesday, 26th May 2021, London:...
Read MoreRenewables could power world by 2050 as prices collapse, replacing all fossil LONDON/NEW YORK, 23 April - Huge falls in the...
Read MoreHigh-carbon firms underperform key world index by 52% as clean sector shines LONDON/NEW YORK, March 31 - The value of share...
Read MoreNations must act now to diversify economies and support livelihoods LONDON/NEW YORK, February 11 – Oil and gas producing...
Read MoreCatharina Hillenbrand von der Neyen named Head of Company Research of Carbon Tracker LONDON/NEW YORK, January 11 – Carbon...
Read MoreLONDON/NEW YORK, January 11 – Carbon Tracker announces that its satellite data workstream has been spun off and operates as...
Read MoreChina leads transition that may slash growth in global oil demand by 70%. LONDON/NEW YORK, November 20 - China is leading a...
Read MoreEuropean companies adapting strategy with more conservative portfolios, lower price forecasts, and tougher climate...
Read MoreIndustry guarantees cover only 1% of estimated costs. NEW YORK, October 1 – By failing to require that oil and gas companies...
Read MoreOil industry betting future on shaky plastics as world battles waste
04 September 2020$400 billion of planned petrochemical outlay at risk on exaggerated plastics demand LONDON/NEW YORK, September 4 – The oil...
Read MoreStatement Find below reaction to the Oil & Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) statement released today on national oil companies...
Read MoreLONDON/PARIS/BERLIN/NYC, July 01 – The non-profit think tanks 2° Investing Initiative (2DII) and Carbon Tracker Initiative...
Read MoreA breakthrough report by Rocky Mountain Institute, Carbon Tracker Initiative, and Sierra Club offers new financial data and...
Read MoreCurrently, there are 3.3 to 4 million active, idle and abandoned but unplugged wells in the U.S. NEW YORK, June 18 – By...
Read MoreCountries must plan orderly exit from oil, gas and coal LONDON/NEW YORK, June 4 – Falling demand and rising investment risk...
Read MoreWorldwide subsidies prop up coal power but 46% of plants will be unprofitable in 2020 LONDON/NEW YORK, April 8 – China and...
Read MoreNew wind or solar already cheaper than 60% of operating coal plants LONDON/NEW YORK, March 12 – Coal developers risk...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker invites accredited media to attend our programme of events which will take place during the UN Climate Change...
Read MoreLONDON/NEW YORK, November 1 – The world’s listed oil and gas majors must cut combined production by a third by 2040 to keep...
Read MoreLosses of €6.6 billion in 2019 should focus industry on complete phase out in next decade LONDON – Four in five EU coal...
Read MoreNEW YORK/LONDON, October 7 Japan could face US$71 billion of stranded coal assets without policy reform Download the...
Read MoreNo major oil company invests to support Paris goals of keeping well below 2˚C LONDON/NEW YORK | September 6 Oil and gas...
Read MoreLONDON, August 02 -- Carbon Tracker are pleased to announce a legal victory by Enea shareholders in the Polish courts yesterday,...
Read MoreThink tank to continue pioneering satellite-based power plant monitoring in collaboration with WattTime and the World Resource...
Read MoreLONDON/NEW YORK, MAY 3 – Oil and gas firms are not disclosing anywhere near enough information for investors to weigh up...
Read MoreMark Lewis named Head of Research of Carbon Tracker
02 April 2018A media coverage report is available here. LONDON, April 2 – The Carbon Tracker Initiative is today delighted to announce...
Read MoreNew 2˚C scenario analysis tool is powered by data from Rystad Energy London, New York -- 6 February 2018 -- The Carbon...
Read MorePress statement ahead of Exxon AGM
30 May 2017Update, 31 May: A record 62% of investors have supported the resolution to disclose a 2°C pathway. Robert Schuwerk, US Senior...
Read MoreU.S. and European oil and gas companies are under increasing pressure from shareholders to stress test their businesses against a...
Read MoreBank of England’s momentous move on climate change
02 December 2014Governor Carney commits to monitor financial risk of unburnable carbon. Will other national financial regulators follow...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker Initiative, UKSIF and APPCCG call on UK financial...
07 November 2014The financial think-tank Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) and the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UK SIF) have...
Read MoreShell Response press release
15 September 2014Shell underestimates risk for up to $77 bln of high cost oil projects Responding to Shell: An Analytical...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker name CEO
06 December 2013Anthony Hobley named CEO of Carbon Tracker Initiative Leading international banking and climate finance lawyer takes the reins...
Read MoreUnburnable carbon Brazil press release
04 December 2013Brazil at an energy cross-roads New study shows potential competitive advantage of diverse energy base, and low cost pre-salt...
Read MoreAccounting for hidden reserves press release
04 December 2013Markets failing to account for future impact of carbon budget constraints Financial reporting used by extractive companies...
Read MoreAustralia’s carbon bubble press release
04 December 2013Australia's exposure to the carbon bubble - coal set to blow the global coal carbon budget Australian and overseas investments...
Read MoreWasted capital and stranded assets press release
04 December 2013$674 billion annual spend on ‘unburnable’ fossil fuel assets signals failure to recognise huge financial risks New study...
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