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Oil giants green lit $166bn of new investments despite net-zero engagement

Think-tank Carbon Tracker says $103bn of investment in new upstream oil and gas assets is incompatible with a 1.5° pathway

A damning report from Carbon Tracker has revealed that rather than curbing production, most companies are ramping up their activities and have recently invested in projects that will exacerbate climate change
A damning report from Carbon Tracker has revealed that rather than curbing production, most companies are ramping up their activities and have recently invested in projects that will exacerbate climate change Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Getty Images

Top investors hoping to do good by engaging with oil and gas giants are at risk of falling short of their own net-zero commitments, a leading think-tank has warned, as companies pump vast sums into new production.

Scores of global financial institutions, including some of the City’s top investment banks and fund groups, have signed up to climate pacts, such as the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero and the Net Zero Banking Alliance, and published targets to curb emissions.

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