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7 ways to embrace the new frontiers for energy
Peak demand, carbon budgets, innovation, resilience, new governance standards, and stranded assets will help redefine the way the world supplies energy.
World Energy Council

Oct 10, 2016

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Barclays: German coal generation to be worthless by 2030
New analysis warns Germany’s 46,000MW of coal-fired generation will be worthless in little more than a decade if it adopts the Paris climate targets.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2016

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Fossil fuel investment the next ‘subprime’ crisis: Gore
Former US vice president says evidence for climate change “as clear as for gravity”, and investors who failed to see this would be left holding trillions of dollars of stranded assets.
Jon Walter

Dec 4, 2015

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Fossil fuel companies risk wasting up to $2.2 trillion in the next decade
According to CTI, over $2 trillion of new and existing investment is in danger of being wasted over the coming decade if governments and companies don’t take action to divert investments away from fossil fuels.
Karel Beckman

Nov 30, 2015

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$100bn of Australian fossil fuel investment at risk as coal reaches end of road
Report says 2°C climate target world mean no new coal mines, peak oil by 2020, and muted gas growth – and put $2trn of fossil fuel assets at risk.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 25, 2015

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Investors finally focusing on risk of climate change, stranded assets, EY says
EY survey finds greatest increase in institutional investor focus is on climate change, with nearly two-thirds concerned about risk of stranded assets.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2015

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Beginning of the end for fossil fuels? Panic sweeps global markets
Financial markets are finally catching up to the news: Fossil fuels are in decline in both transport and electricity, and the woes of VW and Glencore. Even the Bank of England has sounded a warning. Meanwhile, the likes of BHP, Origin and AGL are trying to convince investors that everything is OK.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 30, 2015

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Why $100bn invested in wind or solar will produce more energy than oil
$100 billion invested in wind, or solar PV, will result is significantly more energy yield as the same amount invested in oil, according to a new analysis. This is particularly true when wind and solar is used to charge electric vehicles. By 2035, wind could produce 6-times more energy per dollar invested than oil.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 2014

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Australian coal assets could be stranded by China changes
A new report from Oxford University and commissioned by HSBC warns Australian coal investments could be stranded by changing coal use in China.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Dec 16, 2013

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