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Reports/GuidesCalculating carbon supply cost curves in a 2°C scenario
In order to try and allocate the carbon budget at a company level, Carbon Tracker developed the carbon supply cost curve approach.
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Calculating a 2°C capex pathway for oil and gas companies
Having calculated the oil and gas production associated with a 2D scenario, we can then identify the level of capital expenditure required, and the delta to business-as-usual, (BAU).
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Oil and gas company/project exposure to a 2°C scenario
Companies that have a lower percentage of unneeded capex can be seen as more aligned with a 2D budget; companies with a greater percentage of unneeded capex warrant further attention from investors.
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NPV sensitivity of oil and gas companies to a 2°C scenario
The NPVs of a company’s 2D-compliant portfolio and its BAU portfolio can be compared to give an insight into the cost structures of the two and their relative values.
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How investors are approaching ESG factors and credit risk
A majority of PRI signatories say they use some form of ESG approach when investing in FI instruments, but ESG consideration is still far from being an integral element of the credit assessment process.
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Materiality and visibility of ESG factors in credit risk analysis
Many investors believe that CRAs should take a more proactive approach to highlighting ESG considerations in their analysis.
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Environmental issues gaining traction
The COP21 Paris Agreement has contributed to renewed focus on environmental factors. Climate-related risks could diminish or increase, depending on how countries implement legislation and policies to fulfil their nationally determined contributions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Communication and transparency
Many of the hurdles in the way of systematic and transparent incorporation of ESG factors in credit ratings and analysis can be ascribed to how credit risk-related information is conveyed.
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Recommendations for engagement on director nominations
As a result of the analysis presented in this report, investors are encouraged to continue discussions with their investee companies on director nominations.
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Results from French engagement on director nominations
As with the US, investors chose to engage with 11 French companies ranked in the lower 50% of all CAC40 company performance based on their nominations process.
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Results from US engagement on director nominations
The 13 US companies investors selected for engagement in 2014 ranked in the lower 50% of all S P100 company performance on nominations processes when assessed against indicators included in the commissioned research.
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Director nominations engagement background
After consulting with signatories and acknowledging the critical importance of the nominations process to longterm investor returns, the PRI coordinated a collaborative engagement on the issue.
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Engaging on director nominations
Director nominations and elections represent some of the most fundamental ownership rights for shareholders – namely the right to appoint and remove members of a company board to represent their interests in promoting long-term value creation.
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TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews
The PRI and Baker McKenzie undertook a review during mid-2017 of how the TCFD’s voluntary recommendations integrate into existing regulation and soft law in Brazil, Canada, the EU, Japan, the United Kingdom and the USA.
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TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – European Union
Particularly for asset managers and institutional investors, EU rules will increasingly require entities to assess climate-related risks to assets and businesses, as both financial and non-financial factors.
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TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – Japan
This review concludes that there is scope for Japan to work towards a stronger disclosure regime, such as that identified by the TCFD under its recommendations.
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TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – UK
This review concludes that the UK’s existing regulation on disclosure is comprehensive and that (unlike many other developed nations) it integrates, to some extent, sustainability risks into the broader financial risk analysis and disclosure framework.
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TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – US
This review concludes that consideration and implementation of a structured and detailed framework consistent with the TCFD’s recommendations is likely to assist US companies in understanding the ideal scope of their disclosures and to integrate climate risk awareness into their businesses, and their financial filings.
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TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – France
The French strategy has been to take small steps to give enough time to all actors to implement climate disclosure.
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TCFD Recommendations: Country reviews – Canada
This review concludes that a strong disclosure regime such as that identified by the TCFD under its recommendations would assist materially in ensuring climate risk mitigation in Canada.
