Emissions-Intensive Asset Exits: A Universal Owner Perspective on Sales & Managed Closures
Report | Kate Donnelly & Dr Ian Woods | 21 September 2023
This discussion paper explores a tension that arises when companies divest themselves from emissions-intensive assets: Such exits may reduce the transition risk associated with that particular asset, but overall systemic risk may be maintained, or even increase. It also identifies four broad areas in which investors can act to alleviate potential, unintended negative consequences from the sale of emissions-intensive assets.
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