Carbon bubble
Australia, Japan, US coal burners face ‘utility death spiral’
NEWS: Old power generators are losing market share to wind and solar, say Oxford University analysts, in environmental risk report for investors
Shell shareholders vote for BG merger, quashing climate concerns
NEWS: Oil major insists its assets will not be stranded by greenhouse gas emissions curbs, against protests £40bn deal is overvalued
Bloomberg unveils crack team to assess global climate risk
NEWS: Experts from Unilever, Axa, Blackrock and JPMorgan among those chosen to rate threat posed by fossil fuel giants to global economy
Shareholder activists target ExxonMobil on 2C climate risk
NEWS: New York state and the Church of England lead push for US oil giant to reveal how shift to low carbon energy hits its business
Oil majors vague on climate plans post Paris deal
ANALYSIS: BP, Shell, Statoil and Repsol say they’re supportive of plans to avoid dangerous warming, but show little sign of deviating from primary business plan
Investors pressure mining giants to phase out coal
NEWS: Funds worth US$4 trillion are calling on Anglo American, Glencore and Rio Tinto to assess their exposure to climate risk
There’s no dodging carbon risk after Paris, say fund managers
NEWS: Global warming deal makes low-carbon transition irreversible and investors are taking note
In Paris, polluters in focus as investors shun climate risk
ANALYSIS: So far, the most visible investor impact of climate change is divestment. But a bigger, quieter shift has started, to low carbon, and “climate aware” polluters
Top financial regulator turns up heat on polluting companies
ANALYSIS: It doesn’t guarantee transparency – think Volkswagen scandal – but Financial Stability Board initiative will force companies to disclose their carbon footprints
Michael Bloomberg to lead FSB climate risk task force
NEWS: UN envoy and former New York mayor named as chair of initiative for Financial Stability Board, at COP21 in Paris
Charities should ditch fossil fuel investments, says top lawyer
NEWS: Climate damage from burning coal, oil and gas conflicts with anti-poverty, health and environmental missions, argues British QC
Are major economies putting the squeeze on coal?
ANALYSIS: Upcoming G20 and OECD meetings promise a crackdown on fossil fuel subsidies, but their actions tell a different story
Exxon Mobil faces legal inquiry on climate misinformation
NEWS: New York attorney general is investigating whether oil major lied about scientific knowledge, in move with big implications for fossil fuel firms
IMF to factor climate risk into world economic forecasts
NEWS: Influential finance body is mainstreaming climate concerns in move that could spotlight threats to oil exporters, say experts
Prince Charles warns financial sector of climate risk
NEWS: Heir to British throne asks investors if they will be ‘future takers’ or ‘future makers’ at City of London event on stranded assets
Fossil fuel majors accused of ignoring potential demand crash
NEWS: ExxonMobil, Shell and BP’s bullish energy use projections are based on dodgy assumptions, say analysts at Carbon Tracker
Who’d buy a coal mine? Two very different bids
ANALYSIS: X2 Resources and Greenpeace have their reasons for acquiring coal assets amid low commodity prices and climate concerns
BP admits climate concern makes some oil unburnable
NEWS: Oil major’s chief economist accepts analysis that two thirds of fossil fuels must stay in the ground to hold warming to 2C
Carney urges G20 to tackle financial risks of climate change
NEWS: Bank of England governor calls for climate disclosure task force, warning of threats to market stability
Terrifying math: How Carbon Tracker changed the climate debate
ANALYSIS: For decades fossil fuels were seen as a safe bet – until one simple study by a team of fund managers in 2011