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Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets

Renew Economy

Network operators want consumers to pay more for gas pipeline access, because they fear accelerated switch to all electric homes will leave their assets stranded. The post Death spiral: Network blows up renewable gas claims, wants to hit consumers for cost of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Vast 'stranded assets' if world continues investing in polluting industries

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Continued investment in carbon-intensive industries will drastically increase the amount of 'stranded assets' as the world moves to net-zero emissions, researchers warn.

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“Makes no sense:” Push for new gas pipelines could create $A675bn of stranded assets

Renew Economy

The post “Makes no sense:” Push for new gas pipelines could create $A675bn of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy. A US$500 billion global rush to build new gas pipelines - including Australia's "gas fired recovery" - undermines efforts to achieve zero net goals.

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Why the Paris Agreement poses major stranded asset risk to Indonesian palm oil

GreenBiz

Research lays bare scale of stranded asset risk facing Indonesia's palm oil sector if Paris Agreement climate goals are met.

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The growing concern over stranded assets

GreenBiz

As with so many climate-related topics, the hypothetical is rapidly turning into the hypercritical.

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New poster child for stranded assets: Dakota Access Pipeline

Impact Alpha

The post New poster child for stranded assets: Dakota Access Pipeline appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The contested pipeline, opposed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a broad coalition of activists, was increasingly an economic millstone.

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Governments should compensate investors for stranded assets, says IISD

Environmental Finance

Governments should compensate oil and gas investors for stranded assets to avoid costly tribunals, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has said.