“Ethical Markets is pleased to see S & P upgrading its measuring the green transition beyond fossilized sectors by this association with Carbon Tracker, a trusted source on risks of fossil assets, as we also cover in our Green Transition Scoreboard®.
~Hazel Henderson, Editor“
May 2018In this edition, we introduce a new carbon metric that provides a forward-looking financial lens on carbon risk exposure to further inform portfolio analysis.
We also probe questions about climate risks and opportunities including:
Did absolute emissions of major global benchmarks rise or fall?
Could earnings of some index-listed companies be at risk from carbon pricing regimes?
How did accounting for carbon risk influence risk/return relative to traditional benchmarks around the globe?
Which benchmarks increased their share of renewable power generation and decreased fossil fuel power generation?
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