By
Giles Parkinson on 29 January 2013
The IEA last year said if the world wanted to meet climate targets, it would have to leave two thirds of its fossil fuels in the ground. So what does unburnable carbon mean for oil and gas giants? HSBC crunches the numbers and says up to 60 per cent of the value of fossil fuel companies could be at risk.
Unburnable carbon – value of fossil fuel giants at risk
The IEA last year said if the world wanted to meet climate targets, it would have to leave two thirds of its fossil fuels in the ground. So what does unburnable carbon mean for oil and gas giants? HSBC crunches the numbers and says up to 60 per cent of the value of fossil fuel companies could be at risk.