All Climate change articles – Page 28
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News and pressThe 2018 investor climate calendar
2018 will be an important year in the race against time to safeguard the environment.
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News and press
PRI joins leading Arctic scientists and business leaders at Davos gathering
The PRI, leading Arctic scientists, and business and thought leaders, including Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Stiglitz, met in Davos this week to discuss how to tackle the problems presented by climate change.
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News and press
One Planet Summit: Paris Agreement alive and well to fuel 2018 investor action
The spirit of the Paris Agreement was renewed this week on the second anniversary of its launch.
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News and press
Reflecting on COP23: now is the time for investors to work together to tackle climate change and meet the terms of the Paris Agreement
Following COP23 in Bonn, it is apparent that though we have come far in agreeing a framework for addressing climate change, there is still much to be done if we are to succeed in meeting the terms of the Paris Agreement; success is not assured without increased ambition.
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News and press
Investors progressing on climate action, but more needs to be done before 2020
Global investors are moving forwards on climate action, but more attention is needed to incorporate climate change within investment strategies and products to bend the emissions curve by 2020.
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News and press
PRI, Baker McKenzie report: climate change a material risk
The PRI and global law firm Baker McKenzie have found in their new report that climate change is a material risk and that, in the six markets examined, the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations will assist significantly in implementing existing material risk disclosure regulation for companies.
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PRI Web PageInvestor action on climate change: A PRI-Novethic assessment of global investor practices
For long-term investors, safeguarding investments requires mitigation of climate change.
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News and press
Scaling up Chinese investor capacity for green finance – the PRI’s plans to meet the challenge
China has emerged as a driver of green finance and climate action.
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News and press
Proxy season 2017: analysing the trends
With the 2017 proxy season now complete, it is time to take stock of the outcomes, analyse the voting trends and learn lessons for next year.
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News and press
Five oil majors risk 30% of potential investments on projects ‘unneeded’ in a 2⁰C world
Five of the world’s six largest listed oil companies risk wasting more than 30% of possible spending on upstream projects that are high-cost and surplus to supply needs in a 2⁰C world, with ExxonMobil most exposed.
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Engagement guide2 degrees of separation: Transition risk for oil and gas in a low carbon world
Are the oil majors aligned with a 2°C target? This new analysis provides a way of understanding whether the supply options of the largest publicly traded oil and gas producers are aligned with demand levels consistent with the agreed target for maximum global warming.
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Engagement guideCalculating carbon supply cost curves in a 2°C scenario
In order to try and allocate the carbon budget at a company level, Carbon Tracker developed the carbon supply cost curve approach.
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Engagement guideCalculating a 2°C capex pathway for oil and gas companies
Having calculated the oil and gas production associated with a 2D scenario, we can then identify the level of capital expenditure required, and the delta to business-as-usual, (BAU).
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Engagement guide
Oil and gas company/project exposure to a 2°C scenario
Companies that have a lower percentage of unneeded capex can be seen as more aligned with a 2D budget; companies with a greater percentage of unneeded capex warrant further attention from investors.
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Engagement guideNPV sensitivity of oil and gas companies to a 2°C scenario
The NPVs of a company’s 2D-compliant portfolio and its BAU portfolio can be compared to give an insight into the cost structures of the two and their relative values.
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Engagement guideScenario analysis – degrees of warming
Scenarios are often misrepresented. Ultimately they are one version of the future, not a prediction or forecast.
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Engagement guide
Introduction to transition risk for oil and gas companies
The speed and scale of the energy transition is becoming more obvious every day, causing more investors to accept the need to improve their strategies to be well positioned as structural changes in the energy and related sectors occur.
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News and press
PRI perspective: investors must drive implementation of the FSB Task Force final report
The FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) marks a turning point on how companies, banks, insurers, investors and regulators understand and respond to climate risk and opportunity.
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Thought leadership
TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – Brazil
This review concludes that there is scope for Brazil to work towards a stronger disclosure regime, such as that identified by the TCFD under its recommendations.
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Thought leadership
TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – Canada
This review concludes that a strong disclosure regime such as that identified by the TCFD under its recommendations would assist materially in ensuring climate risk mitigation in Canada.
