More Ambition Needed from AMs on Fossil Fuels

Existing investment and engagement policies are not up to par with challenges, according to ShareAction. 

Asset managers have been asked to ramp up the robustness of their climate-focused investment and engagement policies for fossil fuel companies.  In a guidance paper, responsible investment charity ShareAction addressed fossil fuel policies, recommending asset managers take a more purposeful and effective approach to investing in and engaging with the…

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A Principled Stance

Chris Skidmore, former MP and author of the net zero review, talks about what the next UK government should do to get the country’s net zero commitments back on track.

 “I cannot vote for the [Offshore Petroleum Licensing] bill next week. The future will judge harshly those who do. At a time when we should be committing to more climate action, we simply do not have any more time to waste promoting the future production of fossil fuels, which is…

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From Co-benefits to Core Benefits

Social impacts on local communities can make or break carbon sequestration projects. 

The prime purpose of voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) is to limit climate change, by allocating capital to projects that offset, remove or avoid emissions through the generation and sale of credits.  Despite controversies, VCMs are growing. A 2023 survey of businesses across the US, UK and Europe found that 89%…

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Decarbonisation Culture

Head of Sustainability at CDPQ, Bertrand Millot, highlights the pension fund’s focus on decarbonising the real economy, as well as comprehensively divesting from the oil industry.

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the Canadian pension fund with net assets of C$434 billion (US$319 billion), recently completed its full withdrawal from oil production and thermal coal mining – thereby becoming one of the first institutional investors to have done so. This achievement was one of…

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Scope 3 Reduction Support Slips at Shell AGM

Resolution backing reveals receding shareholder commitment to reducing emissions, as investors told to “put their vote where their mouth is”.

Institutional investors have expressed concern over oil and gas firms’ lack of resolve to reduce environmentally harmful activities following shareholder vote results from Shell’s 2024 AGM this week. The AGM featured a proposal to align the company’s medium-term Scope 3 emissions targets with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global…

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Options Still Open for Fossil Fuel Engagement

Patience is a virtue when engaging with the oil and gas industry on climate, but opinions are mixed on whether investor efforts are paying off. 

It’s no secret that the oil and gas industry has been slow to act on the climate crisis.   But with the sector accounting for around 15% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and science dictating that oil and gas demand must peak by 2030, the need for drastic action to…

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