Stranded fossil-fuel assets translate to major losses for investors in advanced economies
Authors
Holden, Philip B
Jobson, Katharine
Chewpreecha, Unnada
Edwards, Neil R
Vinuales, Jorge
Publication Date
2022-05-26Journal Title
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
ISSN
1758-678X
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
12
Issue
6
Pages
532-538
Language
en
Type
Article
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Semieniuk, G., Holden, P. B., Mercure, J., Salas, P., Pollitt, H., Jobson, K., Vercoulen, P., et al. (2022). Stranded fossil-fuel assets translate to major losses for investors in advanced economies. NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE, 12 (6), 532-538. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01356-y
Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The distribution of ownership of transition risk associated with stranded fossil-fuel assets remains poorly understood. We calculate that global stranded assets as present value of future lost profits in the upstream oil and gas sector exceed US$1 trillion under plausible changes in expectations about the effects of climate policy. We trace the equity risk ownership from 43,439 oil and gas production assets through a global equity network of 1.8 million companies to their ultimate owners. Most of the market risk falls on private investors, overwhelmingly in OECD countries, including substantial exposure through pension funds and financial markets. The ownership distribution reveals an international net transfer of more than 15% of global stranded asset risk to OECD-based investors. Rich country stakeholders therefore have a major stake in how the transition in oil and gas production is managed, as ongoing supporters of the fossil-fuel economy and potentially exposed owners of stranded assets.</jats:p>
Keywords
Article, /706/4066/4098, /704/106/694/682, /706/689/159, article
Sponsorship
NERC (via Open University) (AMS-724409 CLS-380-25)
Identifiers
s41558-022-01356-y, 1356
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01356-y
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/338208
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