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Paris Maligned II
Paris Maligned II: Climate alignment assessments reveal oil and gas company transition risk exposure The...
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View all our researchNational Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC): Investments in new coal compete with renewables
21 March 2024India may not be Paris aligned but that does not mean that key Indian corporates can...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 1): Snam
Snam Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 2): Italgas
Italgas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 3): Enagas
Enagas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreNational Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC): Investments in new coal compete with renewables
21 March 2024India may not be Paris aligned but that does not mean that key Indian corporates can...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 1): Snam
Snam Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 2): Italgas
Italgas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 3): Enagas
Enagas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreNextEra – NEE and the Sunshine Band
13 April 2023Transition Plan Analysis In this note Will Grainger, our Senior North American Power...
Read MoreCorporate Research: Uniper SE – Restructuring due but let’s not forget decarbonisation
Uniper SE Uniper’s transition to net zero is not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. ...
Read MoreCorporate Research: RWE AG – Talking the talk, but will need to walk the walk
RWE AG RWE’s transition to net zero is not fully aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. ...
Read MoreCorporate Research: CEZ a.s – Restructuring due; urgent need for renewables
CEZ a.s CEZ’s transition to net zero by 2040 is not fully aligned with the goals of the Paris...
Read MoreChevron, ExxonMobil and Oxy: M&A and the Energy Transition
01 December 2023In this note, Neil Quach, Senior Corporate Research Analyst – North American Oil &...
Read MoreUS Vertically Integrated Utilities
Duke Energy (N/R) – Sale process drawn out raises eyebrows on potential equity. In our Transition Files...
Read MoreShell’s Energy Transition Progress Report: Still lacking absolute emissions Scope 3 interim targets
Shell recently published its first Energy Transition Progress Report. The document has been produced ahead...
Read MoreShell and Third Point: Spinning (Off) the Sector
Third Point, the US activist hedge fund, has recently proposed a significant change to the corporate...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition – Volume 2
13 April 2023In this edition of our Transition Files Journal, we celebrate our coverage of US Power...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition
The Transition Files In Volume 1, this journal comprises: an article on SHELL, another on Discounted Cash...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
25 March 2024After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s...
Read MoreFlying Blind: In a Holding Pattern
The continued absence of climate and transition risks in financial reporting Climate and energy transition...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker Submission to the IFRS Interpretations Committee
Carbon Tracker Initiative (Carbon Tracker) provided comments on the Tentative Agenda Decision:...
Read MoreOverlooked: Why oil and gas decommissioning liabilities pose overlooked financial stability risk
The key message of this paper is that oil and gas decommissioning obligations amplify the potential harm...
Read MoreFlying Blind: In a Holding Pattern
22 February 2024The continued absence of climate and transition risks in financial reporting Climate and...
Read MoreOverlooked: Why oil and gas decommissioning liabilities pose overlooked financial stability risk
The key message of this paper is that oil and gas decommissioning obligations amplify the potential harm...
Read MoreFrom Net Zero to New Zero – Reserves Estimates in a Decarbonizing World
Oil and gas reserve classification systems today are focused on the value oil and gas has when burnt. Devised...
Read MoreLoading the DICE Against Pensions
Pension funds are risking the retirement savings of millions of people by relying on economic research that...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker Submission to the IFRS Interpretations Committee
06 February 2024Carbon Tracker Initiative (Carbon Tracker) provided comments on the Tentative Agenda...
Read MoreA New Theory of ARO Creditor Rights
With approximately 2.1 million abandoned wells across the U.S., there is growing concern about unfunded asset...
Read MoreLetter to ISSB on Sustainability- and Climate-related Disclosures
The International Sustainability Standards Board’s Exposure Drafts “IFRS S1 General Requirements for...
Read MoreLetter to the SEC on Climate Change Disclosures
Recently, we submitted a letter in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Public Input...
Read MoreTalking the talk but not walking the walk – The absence of net zero financial disclosures
16 May 2023Companies around the world are setting net zero by 2050 targets. Despite that, our...
Read MoreDriving in the Dark: Why automotive companies need to shed light on climate impacts in FY2022 financial reporting
As automotive companies start to release their annual reports for FY2022 we take look at how they...
Read MoreMind the audit gap
Auditors play a vital role in contributing to the efficiency of financial markets. Their audits provide an...
Read MoreDrilling down: The importance of understanding projected oil and gas prices used in financial reporting
Financial statements, like economic models, are only as good as the inputs to them. Inputs [1] underpin...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition
25 October 2022The Transition Files In Volume 1, this journal comprises: an article on SHELL, another...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
25 March 2024After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s...
Read MoreHow many new emissions did oil and gas exploration add last year? Nobody knows
If you are reading this, you know that at a time when the world is burning, and Net Zero seems like a distant...
Read MoreStanding at the crossroads: Colorado Commissioners facing difficult bonding decisions
As the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) evaluates operator bonding proposals, and goes...
Read MoreShining a Light on Colorado’s Financial Assurance Plans
In early 2022, Colorado overhauled its financial assurance rules for oil and gas companies in a rulemaking...
Read MoreInvestors Need to Look Carefully at Stranded Asset Risks
27 January 2023This article was first published by Brink News, with thanks to Thomas Carver. The...
Read MoreClimate Change and the First Rule of Italian Driving
Guest Blog from Greg Rogers, Co-founder, Eratosthenes LLC In a classic scene from the 1976 American...
Read MoreClimate Accounting and Auditing assesses the financial statements and related audit...
Read MoreOil & Gas: 2023 Assessments for Climate Action 100+
As a research provider, we conduct financial analysis and have developed a set of alignment assessments to...
Read MoreElectric Utilities: 2023 Assessments for Climate Action 100+
For utilities, we must look both forward and backward. Firms must avoid building new coal and gas generation...
Read MoreClimate Accounting and Auditing assesses the financial statements and related audit...
Read MoreOil & Gas: 2023 Assessments for Climate Action 100+
As a research provider, we conduct financial analysis and have developed a set of alignment assessments to...
Read MoreElectric Utilities: 2023 Assessments for Climate Action 100+
For utilities, we must look both forward and backward. Firms must avoid building new coal and gas generation...
Read MoreIn March of 2022, the ECMC announced Colorado’s new financial assurance rules with much...
Read MoreIn March of 2022, the ECMC announced Colorado’s new financial assurance rules with much...
Read MoreMisaligned and Timed Out
28 March 2024The fossil fuel industry is having a bad energy transition: It is misaligned with...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s nominee for President. ...
Read MoreEnergy is a very long game: yet fossil fuel companies are taking a lot of short-term risks
Oil and gas incumbents are doubling down on investment and their financial backers are exiting governance...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 1): Snam
Snam Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 1): Snam
08 February 2024Snam Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam,...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 2): Italgas
Italgas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 3): Enagas
Enagas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreFrom Net Zero to New Zero – Reserves Estimates in a Decarbonizing World
Oil and gas reserve classification systems today are focused on the value oil and gas has when burnt. Devised...
Read MoreThe fossil energy system is falling over the edge of the demand cliff. 2019 was likely...
Read MoreCan a virus and viral ideas speed the world’s journey beyond fossil fuels?
Smart investments and viral ideas in pandemic recovery and contagious new tools for deeper, cheaper energy...
Read MoreNothing to lose but your chains: The emerging market transport leapfrog
Falling battery prices and the decarbonisation of transport systems in emerging markets will reduce...
Read MoreThe Future’s Not in Plastics: Why plastics demand won’t rescue the oil sector
The oil and petrochemical industries are betting their future growth prospects on demand for plastics. But...
Read MoreTalking the talk but not walking the walk – The absence of net zero financial disclosures
16 May 2023Companies around the world are setting net zero by 2050 targets. Despite that, our...
Read MoreOn Track for Paris? IEA lays out required pace of energy transition to keep 1.5°C in sight
Viewed as an established authority on the latest energy trends, the annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) informs...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition – Volume 2
13 April 2023In this edition of our Transition Files Journal, we celebrate our coverage of US Power...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition
The Transition Files In Volume 1, this journal comprises: an article on SHELL, another on Discounted Cash...
Read MoreMisaligned and Timed Out
28 March 2024The fossil fuel industry is having a bad energy transition: It is misaligned with...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s nominee for President. ...
Read MoreEnergy is a very long game: yet fossil fuel companies are taking a lot of short-term risks
Oil and gas incumbents are doubling down on investment and their financial backers are exiting governance...
Read More2024: Misreading and mistiming the energy transition – Carbon moves from valuable commodity to stranded element
2024 is the Chinese year of the Dragon, the only mythical beast in the Chinese zodiac: and a year typically...
Read MoreMarket-based pricing for gas saved EU consumers billions – until this winter's energy...
Read MoreState of The Transition, November 2016: Steps forward continue to outnumber steps back, notwithstanding the Trump election. But.
Guest post by Jeremy Leggett, Non-executive chairman of Carbon Tracker The global energy...
Read MoreOil Companies In Disguise: 2024 Edition
28 March 2024CO2 matters: on emissions reporting, ESG ratings and stock market prices in the car...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s nominee for President. ...
Read MoreUK Electric Vehicle Industry – Battery half full, half empty or running out of charge?
The UK will phase-out new ICE vehicle sales by 2035, but an incoherent battery strategy puts the relevance of...
Read MoreDriving Change: How Electric Vehicles can rise in the Global South
Unlocking the economic potential from vehicle electrification The global deployment of Battery Electric...
Read MoreOil Companies In Disguise: 2024 Edition
28 March 2024CO2 matters: on emissions reporting, ESG ratings and stock market prices in the car...
Read MoreDriving Change: How Electric Vehicles can rise in the Global South
Unlocking the economic potential from vehicle electrification The global deployment of Battery Electric...
Read MorePoorly performing Auto Loan ABS has the potential to put the brakes on bond holder...
Read MoreSlipped Gear: Automaker emissions goals unaligned to meet climate targets
This report is an assessment of automotive company alignment to the Paris Agreement and their position...
Read MoreDriving in the Dark: Why automotive companies need to shed light on climate impacts in FY2022 financial reporting
03 April 2023As automotive companies start to release their annual reports for FY2022 we take look...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition
25 October 2022The Transition Files In Volume 1, this journal comprises: an article on SHELL, another...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
25 March 2024After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s...
Read MoreUK Electric Vehicle Industry – Battery half full, half empty or running out of charge?
The UK will phase-out new ICE vehicle sales by 2035, but an incoherent battery strategy puts the relevance of...
Read MoreS-curves in the driving seat of the energy transition
Download Infographic Here The energy transition may well be determined by the phenomenon of S-curves. This...
Read MoreOne in three UK car sales may be fully electric by end ‘23 as S-Curve transforms market
Blog Series: The UK’s adoption of BEVs – in 2016 UK BEV car sales (all electric) were a mere one in a...
Read MoreThe UK Government’s CCUS risks locking consumers into a high-cost, fossil-based future,...
Read MoreElectric Utilities: 2023 Assessments for Climate Action 100+
For utilities, we must look both forward and backward. Firms must avoid building new coal and gas generation...
Read MoreTohoku Electric Power
Tohoku Electric Power is one of the largest power generation and transmission companies in Japan. It has 17...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker Power & Utilities Country Profiles updated and expanded
Today we are launching an update to our Country Profiles for the global coal power sector. This is a platform...
Read MoreThe UK Government’s CCUS risks locking consumers into a high-cost, fossil-based future,...
Read MoreElectric Utilities: 2023 Assessments for Climate Action 100+
For utilities, we must look both forward and backward. Firms must avoid building new coal and gas generation...
Read MoreTohoku Electric Power
Tohoku Electric Power is one of the largest power generation and transmission companies in Japan. It has 17...
Read MoreIberdrola S.A: Time to review CCGT
Iberdrola is Europe’s largest and the world’s second largest utility by market cap. It has more than...
Read MoreGone with the wind?
15 June 2023Investments in the electricity grid are not keeping up with the rapid growth of wind...
Read MoreBalancing Act: Stranded Assets and Flexibility in China’s Power Sector
In September 2020, the People’s Republic of China announced targets of peaking economy-wide carbon...
Read MoreMarginal Call
Recent extreme price spikes for the GB power market have triggered key discussions over whether the time has...
Read MorePut a price on it: The case for more effective carbon pricing in Japan
Amidst an energy crisis and a power supply crunch, the Japanese power sector is today experiencing...
Read MoreIndonesia to replace one fifth of coal fleet with renewable energy
03 February 2020According to Carbon Tracker analysis, Indonesia has 15 coal-fired plants (6.4 GW) aged...
Read MoreSSE aligns with Carbon Tracker’s Paris-compliant methodology for coal power
In November, SSE confirmed that its remaining hard coal units at Fiddler’s Ferry power plant in the UK...
Read MoreIberdrola aligns with Carbon Tracker’s Paris-compliant methodology for coal power
Iberdrola announced at the opening of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25)...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition
25 October 2022The Transition Files In Volume 1, this journal comprises: an article on SHELL, another...
Read MoreToday we are launching an update to our Country Profiles for the global coal power...
Read MorePricing signals for low-carbon flexibility vital for future power market design
With UK and European leaders continuing to ponder the long-term future of power market design, common themes...
Read MoreEnergy Transition’s clean technologies are empowering an industrial policy revolution
There must have been a time in the 1920s some 20 years after the introduction of the Model T Ford in the...
Read MoreS-curves in the driving seat of the energy transition
Download Infographic Here The energy transition may well be determined by the phenomenon of S-curves. This...
Read MoreInvestors Need to Look Carefully at Stranded Asset Risks
27 January 2023This article was first published by Brink News, with thanks to Thomas Carver. The...
Read MoreParis Maligned II
20 March 2024Paris Maligned II: Climate alignment assessments reveal oil and gas company transition...
Read MoreCurb Your Enthusiasm: Bridging the gap between the UK’s CCUS targets and reality
The UK Government’s CCUS risks locking consumers into a high-cost, fossil-based future, despite cleaner and...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 1): Snam
Snam Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 2): Italgas
Italgas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreParis Maligned II
20 March 2024Paris Maligned II: Climate alignment assessments reveal oil and gas company transition...
Read MoreCurb Your Enthusiasm: Bridging the gap between the UK’s CCUS targets and reality
The UK Government’s CCUS risks locking consumers into a high-cost, fossil-based future, despite cleaner and...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 1): Snam
Snam Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MoreDecarbonising Gas Networks (Part 2): Italgas
Italgas Carbon Tracker has produced a set of three separate related reports on Snam, Italgas and Enagas, the...
Read MorePetroStates of Decline: oil and gas producers face growing fiscal risks as the energy transition unfolds
01 December 2023Transition risks for petrostates are higher than ever This report, an update of our...
Read MoreAbsolute Impact 2023: Progress on oil and gas emissions targets has stalled
Carbon Tracker is pleased to launch the 4th edition of our Absolute Impact series, in which we assess and...
Read MoreMissed Pitch
Many leading asset managers’ investment practices deviate from climate positioning. As awareness of the...
Read MoreBalancing Act: Stranded Assets and Flexibility in China’s Power Sector
In September 2020, the People’s Republic of China announced targets of peaking economy-wide carbon...
Read MoreWhen fracking stops, who will plug Colorado’s wells?
08 November 2021When a well is drilled, a legal obligation to plug the well and reclaim the surface is...
Read MoreNorth Dakota P&A cost data is bad news for the taxpayers in oil-producing states
Summary As the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s (COGCC) seeks to fulfill its statutory...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition
25 October 2022The Transition Files In Volume 1, this journal comprises: an article on SHELL, another...
Read MoreIf you are reading this, you know that at a time when the world is burning, and Net Zero...
Read MoreAre oil and gas execs deserving of a windfall?
With oil and gas firms announcing executive pay packages, some have come under fire for the bumper payouts...
Read MoreEnergy Transition’s clean technologies are empowering an industrial policy revolution
There must have been a time in the 1920s some 20 years after the introduction of the Model T Ford in the...
Read MoreInvestors Need to Look Carefully at Stranded Asset Risks
This article was first published by Brink News, with thanks to Thomas Carver. The shift away from a...
Read MoreInvestors Need to Look Carefully at Stranded Asset Risks
27 January 2023This article was first published by Brink News, with thanks to Thomas Carver. The...
Read MoreIEEFA Update: Oil and gas industry caught in a capex conundrum
This blog originally appeared on the IEEFA website By Tom Sanzillo, Kathy Hipple and Clark...
Read MoreMisaligned and Timed Out
28 March 2024The fossil fuel industry is having a bad energy transition: It is misaligned with...
Read MoreParis Maligned II
Paris Maligned II: Climate alignment assessments reveal oil and gas company transition risk exposure The...
Read MoreCrude Intentions II: How oil and gas execs are still incentivised to grow production despite peaking demand
Crude Intentions II As the energy transition continues to accelerate, demand for each of the fossil fuels...
Read MoreEnergy is a very long game: yet fossil fuel companies are taking a lot of short-term risks
Oil and gas incumbents are doubling down on investment and their financial backers are exiting governance...
Read MoreParis Maligned II
20 March 2024Paris Maligned II: Climate alignment assessments reveal oil and gas company transition...
Read MoreCrude Intentions II: How oil and gas execs are still incentivised to grow production despite peaking demand
Crude Intentions II As the energy transition continues to accelerate, demand for each of the fossil fuels...
Read MoreFalse Start: How Colorado’s bonding rules failed to increase coverage
In March of 2022, the ECMC announced Colorado’s new financial assurance rules with much fanfare, referring...
Read MoreOil & Gas: 2023 Assessments for Climate Action 100+
As a research provider, we conduct financial analysis and have developed a set of alignment assessments to...
Read MorePetroStates of Decline: oil and gas producers face growing fiscal risks as the energy transition unfolds
01 December 2023Transition risks for petrostates are higher than ever This report, an update of our...
Read MoreAbsolute Impact 2023: Progress on oil and gas emissions targets has stalled
Carbon Tracker is pleased to launch the 4th edition of our Absolute Impact series, in which we assess and...
Read MoreMissed Pitch
Many leading asset managers’ investment practices deviate from climate positioning. As awareness of the...
Read MoreCrude Intentions: How oil and gas executives are still rewarded to chase fossil growth, despite the urgent need to transition
The energy transition is fundamentally shifting the way oil and gas companies operate; as demand falls for...
Read MoreMidstream Running Dry: Energy transition also threatens firms that store and haul hydrocarbons
27 April 2023The midstream sector is a crucial link in the oil and gas supply chain; like the industry...
Read MoreDrilling down: The importance of understanding projected oil and gas prices used in financial reporting
Financial statements, like economic models, are only as good as the inputs to them. Inputs [1] underpin...
Read MoreRefining exposure to an accelerating energy transition
The energy transition threatens companies involved in the downstream refining sector whose revenue is...
Read MoreWhen fracking stops, who will plug Colorado’s wells?
When a well is drilled, a legal obligation to plug the well and reclaim the surface is created This is a...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition – Volume 2
13 April 2023In this edition of our Transition Files Journal, we celebrate our coverage of US Power...
Read MoreThe Transition Files: periodic thoughts and views on companies, industries and energy transition
The Transition Files In Volume 1, this journal comprises: an article on SHELL, another on Discounted Cash...
Read MoreMisaligned and Timed Out
28 March 2024The fossil fuel industry is having a bad energy transition: It is misaligned with...
Read MoreEnergy is a very long game: yet fossil fuel companies are taking a lot of short-term risks
Oil and gas incumbents are doubling down on investment and their financial backers are exiting governance...
Read MoreHow many new emissions did oil and gas exploration add last year? Nobody knows
If you are reading this, you know that at a time when the world is burning, and Net Zero seems like a distant...
Read MoreAre more UK North Sea oil and gas licences really the answer?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to “max out” North Sea reserves – but the plan fails on...
Read MoreInvestors Need to Look Carefully at Stranded Asset Risks
27 January 2023This article was first published by Brink News, with thanks to Thomas Carver. The...
Read MoreIEEFA Update: Oil and gas industry caught in a capex conundrum
This blog originally appeared on the IEEFA website By Tom Sanzillo, Kathy Hipple and Clark...
Read MoreBP’s Dudley doomed to repeat past mistakes as oil rises
By Paul Spedding BP chief executive Bob Dudley is at risk of being branded an altruist if his “Oil and...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
25 March 2024After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker Power & Utilities Country Profiles updated and expanded
Today we are launching an update to our Country Profiles for the global coal power sector. This is a platform...
Read MoreBalancing Act: Stranded Assets and Flexibility in China’s Power Sector
In September 2020, the People’s Republic of China announced targets of peaking economy-wide carbon...
Read MoreMarginal Call
Recent extreme price spikes for the GB power market have triggered key discussions over whether the time has...
Read MoreRWE: Starting to walk the talk
07 October 2022RWE is bringing forward the closure of 3.1GW of lignite capacity at Niederaussem K,...
Read MoreCorporate Research: PGE – Urgency needed, especially for renewables
PGE PGE’s planned transition to net zero is not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. PGE...
Read MoreUkraine FAQs
Fossil fuel commodity prices are likely to remain volatile with the prospect for further embargos. This is a...
Read MoreDo Not Revive Coal: Planned Asia coal plants a danger to Paris
Renewables continue to increase their cost competitiveness versus coal, with 27% of the global coal fleet...
Read MoreIn September 2020, the People’s Republic of China announced targets of peaking...
Read MoreMarginal Call
Recent extreme price spikes for the GB power market have triggered key discussions over whether the time has...
Read MoreCorporate Research: Uniper SE – Restructuring due but let’s not forget decarbonisation
Uniper SE Uniper’s transition to net zero is not aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. ...
Read MoreCorporate Research: RWE AG – Talking the talk, but will need to walk the walk
RWE AG RWE’s transition to net zero is not fully aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. ...
Read MoreIndonesia to replace one fifth of coal fleet with renewable energy
03 February 2020According to Carbon Tracker analysis, Indonesia has 15 coal-fired plants (6.4 GW) aged...
Read MoreSSE aligns with Carbon Tracker’s Paris-compliant methodology for coal power
In November, SSE confirmed that its remaining hard coal units at Fiddler’s Ferry power plant in the UK...
Read MoreIberdrola aligns with Carbon Tracker’s Paris-compliant methodology for coal power
Iberdrola announced at the opening of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25)...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
25 March 2024After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker Power & Utilities Country Profiles updated and expanded
Today we are launching an update to our Country Profiles for the global coal power sector. This is a platform...
Read MoreSouth Africa Needs Significantly More Money to Help Phase Out Coal
We welcome the recent announcement that South Africa has struck a deal to access concessional financing of...
Read MoreSouth Korea must take opportunity to end coal power and accelerate renewables build-out by 2028
Ending the use of coal for power generation in South Korea by 2028 is not only possible but also the most...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
25 March 2024After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s...
Read MorePut a price on it: The case for more effective carbon pricing in Japan
Amidst an energy crisis and a power supply crunch, the Japanese power sector is today experiencing...
Read MoreThe Impact of West Virginia v. EPA
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EPA does not have authority, under the Clean Air Act, to...
Read MoreAnnual Review 2019
Click here to view Carbon Tracker's Annual Review 2019 In 2019 our objective was to accelerate the energy...
Read MoreAnnual Review 2019
29 July 2020Click here to view Carbon Tracker's Annual Review 2019 In 2019 our objective was to...
Read MoreCarbon Countdown: Prices and Politics in the EU-ETS
Market counts down to the MSR The EU carbon market has been the hottest commodity market in the world over...
Read MoreCarbon Clampdown: Closing the Gap to a Paris-compliant EU-ETS
Closing the Gap to a Paris-compliant EU-ETS Carbon pricing, whether via cap-and-trade schemes or taxes, is...
Read MoreAmidst an energy crisis and a power supply crunch, the Japanese power sector is today...
Read MoreDispatch dogfight: will the EU ETS put gas in the money in 2018?
Since the start of the year, EU carbon has doubled in value, raising the possibility of coal to gas switching...
Read MoreAre We Ready for Trump Mark II?
25 March 2024After his recent primary wins Donald Trump is assured to be the Republican Party’s...
Read MoreThe Impact of West Virginia v. EPA
On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the EPA does not have authority, under the Clean Air Act, to...
Read MoreCarbon Tracker’s Christmas Cracker 2017
If you read just one thing this year…… first, it’s December! What took you so long?......second,...
Read MorePopular News & Events
View all News & EventsOil and gas companies are way off-track from Paris Agreement goals, finds new combined alignment scorecard
Despite falling short, bp scores highest relative to oil producing...
Read MoreUK’s carbon capture strategy based on outdated and unrealistic assumptions
Controversial Drax power plant emblematic of the risks of...
Read MoreBritain wastes enough wind generation to power 1 million homes
Unresolved grid bottlenecks risk adding £200 to annual household...
Read MoreImportant Resources
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Analysis for upwards of ~65 companies in the Oil & Gas and Power & Utilities sectors, demonstrating...
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Carbon Tracker's Power and Utilities Country Profiles are an interactive tool to help policymakers,...
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