Carbon Tracker

'Profound threat': How the clean energy transition could blow an $8tr hole in petrostates' finances

Risk

'Profound threat': How the clean energy transition could blow an $8tr hole in petrostates' finances

With many forecasts signalling declining oil and gas demand by 2030, Carbon Tracker warns petrostates face an $8tr drop in revenues by 2040

clock 30 November 2023 • 6 min read
Report: 'Leapfrog' to electric vehicles could save Global South $100bn a year

Automotive

Report: 'Leapfrog' to electric vehicles could save Global South $100bn a year

Accelerated shift away from internal combustion engine cars in developing nations is technically feasible and would deliver massive financial savings, Carbon Tracker report claims

clock 17 November 2023 • 4 min read
'A wake-up call to the world': Top CEOs back six point plan to turbocharge global climate action

Policy

'A wake-up call to the world': Top CEOs back six point plan to turbocharge global climate action

As temperature records are toppled the outlook has rarely looked bleaker, but businesses know deep decarbonisation can be delivered if only policymakers provide them with the tools

clock 08 November 2023 • 8 min read
'Throwing humanity's future into question': Governments continue fossil fuel production push in defiance of climate goals

Energy

'Throwing humanity's future into question': Governments continue fossil fuel production push in defiance of climate goals

UN-backed report warns world's biggest oil and gas producing nations are on course to overshoot global Paris Agreement climate thresholds as they continue to pursue plans to expand production

clock 08 November 2023 • 8 min read
Carbon Tracker: Financial firms' 'flawed' climate models putting millions of pensions at risk

Investment

Carbon Tracker: Financial firms' 'flawed' climate models putting millions of pensions at risk

Financial institutions relying on economic research that ignores critical scientific evidence about the financial risks from climate change, think tank warns

clock 27 July 2023 • 5 min read
Gone with the wind? How UK grid bottlenecks risk costing the climate and the economy

Energy

Gone with the wind? How UK grid bottlenecks risk costing the climate and the economy

As much as a fifth of wind power generated in Scotland risks being wasted by 2030 unless transmission infrastructure bottlenecks are resolved, Carbon Tracker warns

clock 15 June 2023 • 7 min read
Why do asset managers backing net zero still have $417bn invested in oil and gas majors?

Risk

Why do asset managers backing net zero still have $417bn invested in oil and gas majors?

Net Zero Asset Managers signatories are risking their own reputation as well as their client's investments by continuing to back oil and gas majors to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, Carbon Tracker warns

clock 04 May 2023 • 8 min read
Green groups threaten legal challenges if new UK oil and gas licensing plans proceed

Policy

Green groups threaten legal challenges if new UK oil and gas licensing plans proceed

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Uplift warn they will launch legal action if government plans for new oil and gas licensing rounds go ahead

clock 12 December 2022 • 5 min read
'Paris Maligned': Carbon Tracker warns fossil fuel industry ignoring Paris Agreement with $58bn investment blitz

Risk

'Paris Maligned': Carbon Tracker warns fossil fuel industry ignoring Paris Agreement with $58bn investment blitz

Influential think tank warns that post-pandemic oil and gas companies have invested billions in projects that would push warming beyond 2.5C

clock 08 December 2022 • 4 min read
Could COP27 trigger a new era of partnerships to rev up the global energy transition?

Energy

Could COP27 trigger a new era of partnerships to rev up the global energy transition?

Today at COP27 has seen a flurry of reports and announcements that highlight need for a range of actors to come together to help the Global South transition away from coal, oil, and fossil gas

clock 15 November 2022 • 10 min read