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We carry out scenario analysis and research to examine and understand how potential changes to supply and demand will impact the future of fossil fuel-exposed companies and projects. This analysis helps the investment community better understand the financial implications of tackling climate change

Stranded Strategies

Energy transition Blog September 2023

Oil and Gas company narratives about the future of fossil fuels remain positive, their bank accounts are full. But their...

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Are we winning?

Energy transition Blog September 2023

To 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...

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Annual Review 2022

Energy transition Report August 2023

Find a round up of Carbon Tracker's research and outreach activity in 2022. In 2022 we saw global shocks catalysed by Russia’s...

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Enel SpA – All change?

Corporate Research Report June 2023

Transition Plan Analysis Enel is the largest global renewable private player, biggest grid operator by end users and retail...

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Gone with the wind?

Analyst Notes Analyst Note June 2023

Investments in the electricity grid are not keeping up with the rapid growth of wind resulting in record losses of green...

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Missed Pitch

Analyst Notes Analyst Note May 2023

 Many leading asset managers’ investment practices deviate from climate positioning. As awareness of the climate crisis...

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Marginal Call

Gas Analyst Note February 2023

Recent extreme price spikes for the GB power market have triggered key discussions over whether the time has come for a shift in...

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EU Gas Summary

Energy transition Report January 2023

Decarbonising CCGT, grids & Scope 3 Emissions Engie needs to consider retiring merchant CCGT capacity. Its plans to...

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Ukraine FAQs

Oil Report June 2022

Fossil fuel commodity prices are likely to remain volatile with the prospect for further embargos. This is a manifestation of non...

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2021 at Carbon Tracker

Blogs Blog December 2021

2021 Wrapped Up Here is an infographic of the key events that took place at Carbon Tracker and in the climate space in...

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Taking Stock of Coal Risks

Power Analyst Note November 2021

$110 billion of coal plants owned by listed Asian utilities could become uneconomic as the world takes action to meet climate...

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Put Gas on Standby

Gas Report October 2021

Unabated gas plants’ future role in the power system should be predominantly limited to backup reserve to allow for flexible...

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The IPCC’s Red Alert

Energy transition Blog August 2021

On Monday 9th August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) delivered a climate report warning of ‘code red for...

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2020 at Carbon Tracker

Climate risk disclosure Blog December 2020

Carbon Tracker's Christmas Cracker had a makeover in 2020. This infographic originally went out in our December newsletter,...

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50 States of Play

Climate risk disclosure Blog October 2020

Given the 24 hour news cycle around the US Congressional and Presidential Election, it would be easy to focus only on what...

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The Ghost of 1837

Climate risk disclosure Blog September 2020

Passing transformative climate change legislation through the U.S. Congress will be one of the major legislative battles of this...

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Annual Review 2019

Coal Report July 2020

Click here to view Carbon Tracker's Annual Review 2019 In 2019 our objective was to accelerate the energy transition by...

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Apocoalypse Now

Analyst Notes Analyst Note October 2019

The energy complex has EU coal generators in a chokehold. Are policymakers and investors prepared for what comes next? In this...

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The Decline Rate Delusion

Energy transition Analyst Note April 2019

The argument is often made that oil reserves have high natural decline rates which necessitate the continuous investment in and...

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When capex met climate

Climate risk disclosure Blog February 2019

BP and Glencore announce plans to link fossil fuel investments to Paris Agreement goals 2019 is shaping up to be the year in...

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Scope for Improvement

Oil Analyst Note January 2019

Why carbon intensity ambitions are welcome, but strict limits on future project sanction remain the route to Paris...

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Répression du carbone

Report May 2018

Vers un SEQE-UE conforme à l'accord de Paris Notre modélisation de cette compression de l'offre suggère que le prix de l'EUA...

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Electric Vehicle Tracker

Oil Analyst Note December 2017

Headlines Growth of electric vehicles (EVs) in scenarios developed by some oil majors is ten years behind the level expected...

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Statoil: U-turn on EVs?

Energy transition Blog June 2017

Does the oil major’s 2017 Energy Perspectives mark new thinking for the company? On June 8th, Statoil published the 2017...

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Here comes the sun

Coal Blog May 2017

Cost reductions of India’s solar revolution should serve as a warning to coal investors This week solar PV prices in India...

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