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Key Climate and Energy questions for 2024
BlogsAs each year goes by, and the climate crisis becomes more urgent, the choices made by policymakers, businesses and other decision-makers will have consequences that shape whether we are able to stave off the worst...
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Innovation Zero
30 April - 1 May | London Innovation Zero, the UK's largest...
Event DetailsClimate Impact Summit
7-8 May | London The Climate Impact Summit will take place on the...
Event DetailsNet Zero Heavy Duty Vehicles – In it for...
14 May | Online | 15:00 UK | 10:00 New York The financial risk of...
Event DetailsFederal 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 MoreAre more UK North Sea oil and gas licences really the answer?
16 November 2023Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to “max out” North Sea reserves – but the plan fails on economic, energy security,...
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 MoreAre we winning?
12 September 2023To paraphrase the Charles Dickens classic, A Tale of Two Cities: in 2023 in terms of energy, we are in the best of times, and in...
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 MoreOur July research has been focussed on a major new report – Loading the DICE Against Pensions, written for Carbon Tracker by...
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 MoreSuggested reforms offer best chance to deliver GB net zero power market by 2035 LONDON, February 01 – British customers...
Read MoreInvestors Need to Look Carefully at Stranded Asset Risks
27 January 2023This article was first published by Brink News, with thanks to Thomas Carver. The shift away from a carbon-based economy risks...
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 MoreStatement on IEA World Energy Outlook 2022
27 October 2022Mark Campanale - Carbon Tracker Founder said: Putin’s war in Ukraine marks the beginning of the end for the fossil fuel sector...
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 MoreMissed opportunity – The European Central Bank’s climate...
26 September 2022The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced plans to include climate impact into their monetary operations. This...
Read MoreClimate Week NYC – Stranded Assets and Stranded Liabilities: The...
21 September 202221 September | New York The low-carbon transition is shortening the productive lifespan of oil and gas infrastructure –...
Event Details28 June | London & Online Read the press release from SEE A decade on from Carbon Tracker’s inaugural report...
Event DetailsResponding to todays announcement London has joined the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, Carbon Tracker's founder Mark...
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 MoreSummer 2021 | Celebrating 10 years of Carbon Tracker Carbon Tracker has been influencing the narrative since our first...
Event Details$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 MoreAmid deepening economic losses from coal plants, South Korea’s prolonged reliance on coal power could end up costing...
Read MoreHigh-carbon firms underperform key world index by 52% as clean sector shines LONDON/NEW YORK, March 31 - The value of share...
Read MoreMark Campanale, founder and executive chair of the financial think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative, has been awarded the...
Read More24 March | Online Explore how climate change impacts financial markets, and how investors can support a sustainable...
Event DetailsNations 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 MoreThe inventors of ‘unburnable carbon’ discuss their journey so far, and what the rest of the decade has in store Twenty...
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 MoreNine nonprofits, tech companies, and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore announce ‘Climate TRACE’ coalition to build upon...
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 MoreLONDON, March 19 – Anthony Hobley, chief executive officer for the last five years, is to step down and will join the Advisory...
Read MoreNew 2˚C scenario analysis tool is powered by data from Rystad Energy London, New York -- 6 February 2018 -- The Carbon...
Read MoreCarbon Budgets Explained
06 February 2018A PDF version of this paper is available here. An updated version of this note is available now in Carbon Budgets: Where are...
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 MoreA 2016 Christmas Carol: Carbon Tracker’s Christmas Cracker
16 December 2016The 12 Days of Carbon Tracker Well…that was different. 2016 has been quite the year of change. A year of political events that...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker at the World Climate Summit, 6th December 2015, Paris
06 December 2015A roadmap for the energy transition: challenges & solutions The Carbon Tracker Initiative has, through its analysis, made...
Event DetailsMark Carney warns investors face ‘huge’ climate change losses
30 September 2015The Financial Times - Pilita Clark The governor of the Bank of England has thrown down the gauntlet to the fossil fuel...
Read MoreShell-funded Energy Transitions Commission “lacks credibility”
28 September 2015Key research project proposal appears to put world on course for 4˚C of warming LONDON/NEW YORK, 28th September 2015 – The...
Read MoreShell-funded Energy Transitions Commission “lacks credibility”
28 September 2015Key research project proposal appears to put world on course for 4˚C of warming LONDON/NEW YORK, 28 September 2015 – The...
Read MoreFor decades fossil fuels were seen as a safe bet – until one simple study by a team of fund managers in 2011 “I think...
Read MoreFirst appeared in BusinessGreen Through our pioneering “Carbon Bubble” work we used a simple idea and easy numbers to...
Read MoreU.S. shale oil and gas: Going over the hedge?
05 May 2015New York/London, May 6 2015 -- New analysis by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) published today shows that some US shale oil...
Read MoreManaging the carbon bubble How to transition to a low carbon economy Financial analysis by Carbon Tracker has shown that...
Event DetailsEnergy: Tools for the New Financial Crisis
25 March 2015This Workshop features experts with the latest data, tools & strategies to help investors measure and manage...
Event DetailsIn partnership with Carbon Tracker and the CCLA, University College London (UCL) presents their new research published in January...
Event DetailsIs there a time bomb lurking in your retirement account? Investors holding many index and mutual funds own a chunk of fossil fuel...
Read More‘Stranded assets’ on the agenda of the Bank of England
26 February 2015LONDON, February 26 – The Bank of England (BoE) launched a new research agenda yesterday, that for the first time acknowledged...
Read MoreFossil fuel industry protests over ‘risky’ assets warning from...
18 February 2015The Guardian - Damian Carrington Oil and gas industry expresses concern in a letter to Ed Davey about his comments on fossil...
Read MoreLondon, February 12 Growing calls for divestment from fossil fuels on a global scale are a wake-up call for energy companies...
Read MoreLONDON, 12th February 2015 – Growing calls for divestment from fossil fuels on a global scale are a wake-up call for energy...
Read MoreClimate science: How much fossil fuel can we exploit?
07 January 2015Carbon Tracker's comment on UCL study 7th January 2015 Today the internationally renowned scientific...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker’s 12 days of Christmas / 2014 newsletter
19 December 2014As 2014 draws to a close, we momentarily step back from the mince pies to take stock of what has been another monumental year for...
Read MoreClimate change – a long engagement? A response to Norway’s expert...
11 December 2014Many investors will have been waiting for the expert panel review of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to be...
Read MoreClimate change – a long engagement? A response to Norway’s expert...
09 December 2014Many investors will have been waiting for the expert panel review of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to be...
Read MoreBank of England to examine financial risks linked to fossil fuels
02 December 2014The Financial Times - Pilita Clark The Bank of England has revealed it is to examine formally for the first time the risks...
Read MoreBank of England’s momentous move on climate change
02 December 2014PRESS STATEMENT Governor Carney commits to monitor financial risk of unburnable carbon. Will other national financial...
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 MoreGone fishing: Divestment and Engagement
05 November 2014Carbon Tracker’s ultimate vision is a climate-secure energy and financial system. This does not mean fossil fuels being...
Read MoreWhat does ‘unburnable carbon’ really mean?
28 October 2014Fossil fuels have been crucial in the development of modern civilisation, but, if we wish to halt global warming, we know that we...
Event DetailsFossil fuel companies found paying lip-service to climate risks
14 October 2014London, 14 October 2014: New research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) today reveals that 99% of sampled coal, oil and gas...
Read MoreA Climate Fix would ruin investors
17 June 2014The Financial Times - Martin Wolf How much of the world’s fossil fuel reserves will eventually be burnt? This is not just a...
Read MoreIEA climate-energy map commentary
13 June 2014The IEA redraws the Climate-Energy map – does it tell us what route to take? Analysing the potential for stranded assets is...
Read MoreOil investment at risk under CO2 curbs
08 May 2014Argus Media Oil companies risk spending $1.1 trillion over the next decade to develop new resources that will likely never enter...
Read More‘Carbon bubble’ risk to financial stability, MPs warn
07 March 2014Stock market could be inflating a carbon bubble In their new Green Finance report, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC)...
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 MoreCarbon Asset Risk initiative press release
04 December 2013Investors ask fossil fuel companies to assess how business plans fare in low-carbon future A group of 70 global investors...
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...
Read MoreInvestors challenge fossil fuel companies
24 October 2013Investors ask fossil fuel companies to assess how business plans fare in low-carbon future A group of 70 global investors...
Read MoreNorwegian government assess exposure to stranded oil & gas assets The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment engaged Rystad...
Read MoreUnburnable Carbon 2013 – The Launch Event
30 May 2013The Launch Event - Unburnable carbon: Wasted capital and stranded assets Watch the video below for interviews with Carbon...
Read MoreTestimonials for Unburnable Carbon report
16 March 2013Unburnable carbon: Avoiding wasted capital and stranded assets Testimonials The scale of 'listed' unburnable carbon...
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