Risk Management
Stranded assets: The trillion-dollar decommissioning challenge
The cost of decommissioning stranded assets could be as high as $8 trillion across conventional and renewable energy sources, new research suggests
Net zero policies and transition risks: ‘asset owners should prepare for twenty volatile years’
Whether the green transition happens by design or by disaster, reading the policy runes is still a massive headache for asset owners
GFANZ launches transition finance consultation
The global net zero alliance aims to support the scaling up of transition finance by providing common definitions
USS and University of Exeter call for ‘radical shift’ in measuring climate risk
USS, the UK’s largest pension scheme and the University of Exeter have called for a “radical and urgent” shift in climate scenario modelling.
BERS’ investment lead: ‘climate change is an un-diversifiable risk’
Antonio Rodriguez leads the investment office about NYC BERS. He sat down with Net Zero Investor to discuss divestment, diversification and the anti-ESG pushback
Stalemate on G20 climate talks as fossil fuel subsidies surge
G20 leaders fail to agree on climate pledges - could this be an obstacle to investments in renewables?
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen: ‘I am shocked by how bad climate economists are’
Climate scientist Susanne Ditlevsen explains to Net Zero Investor why asset owners need to avoid mainstream climate economic forecasts
Rising sea levels could sink Asian banks investors warn
As sea levels are rising, so could the risk of NPLs among Asian banks, an investor coalition warned
Mining for Net Zero: Is a green commodities crisis around the corner?
Part II of NZI’s Mining for Net Zero series examines the implications of projected shortages in critical minerals needed for green technologies
The silence score: how active are the world’s biggest investors on climate stewardship?
NZI takes a closer look at the stewardship practices of some of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels – and finds significant differences
Pricing the unthinkable: Investors struggle to plan for AMOC collapse
The timeline and consequences of passing the collapse of the AMOC, a key climate tipping point, are still too uncertain to enable reliable analysis
Net Zero Investor Podcast - the financial risks of climate change to pensions
A look at the flawed assumptions of the impact of climate change on pensions with Mark Campanale and Professor Steve Keen.
“Catastrophic market failure”: Mispricing gives edge to oil firms that won’t go net zero
Rewarding firms that are dragging their heels on the net zero transition could pose an investment risk, industry experts warn.
Exclusive: ‘Divest if you foresee an acute risk,’ says Munich Re’s ESG chief
The head of ESG investments at Munich Re speaks about calculating and managing net zero risks in investment portfolios