Sentences with phrase «high carbon assets»

Most recently, a report from The Carbon Tracker with a forward by Lord Stern of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change (London School of Economics), argued that serious risks are accumulating for investors in high carbon assets, such as coal mining companies and the oil and gas industry.

«Investments with more carbon translate to higher risk, not just from potential carbon fees or pricing, but also from shifts in technology that can leave high carbon assets stranded,» said Erik Solheim, Head of UN Environment.

Not exact matches

Next, divest where appropriate from high - cost, high - carbon assets and reinvest in new instruments like «green bonds» or equity indexes that exclude companies with carbon exposure.

It would have to reduce the risks of high - carbon assets while simultaneously scaling up capital for the low - carbon transition.

It also allows for a smoother reallocation of investment away from high - carbon towards low - carbon technologies and infrastructure, avoiding the risk of stranded assets and economic disruption.

It says investors that currently have high exposure to high - carbon assets are at risk of possessing «stranded assets» — a term used to describe financially worthless investment stocks.

Developing and implementing these strategies ensures alignment with the long - term goals of the Paris Agreement, in a way that fosters increased prosperity for citizens, reduces the risk of locking - in unsustainable and high - emission infrastructure, and will help to avoid stranded high - carbon assets.

Through pioneering analysis into the «carbon bubble» and «stranded assets», Carbon Tracker investigates the financial risks faced by high - carbon investments in the face of a rapid energy transition.

By avoiding investment in high - carbon assets that become obsolete, and by prioritising sustainable alternatives, we build capacity and resilience, particularly for more vulnerable people — while lowering carbon emissions.

One of the most frequent arguments against sustainable investing is that it won't yield as much money as investing in fossil fuel assets, high - carbon companies or weapons manufacturers.

The Alberta government could see to it that the energy producers refined the stuff into synthetic crude oil on site but this is a high - cost, high - carbon asset already at some risk of becoming «stranded.»

«Given the amount of money you're spending on high - cost, high carbon projects... given your demand restraints due to carbon asset risks, we think a more prudent use of capital is to return more money to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks.»

Companies in carbon - heavy industries such as energy and mining face the highest pressure, as investors fear being stuck holding stranded assets: companies who fail to plan for the future and whose valuations will likely plummet as a result.

Investment - grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high - carbon to low - carbon assets.