van der Ploeg, Frederick, Rezai, Armon. 2020. Stranded Assets in the Transition to a Carbon-Free Economy. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 12 281-298.
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Assets in the fossil fuel industries are at risk of losing market value due to unanticipated breakthroughs in renewable technology and governments stepping up climate policies in light of the Paris commitments to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2°C. Stranded assets arise due to uncertainty about the future timing of these two types of events and substantial intertemporal and intersectoral investment adjustment costs. Stranding of assets mostly affects the 20 biggest oil, gas, and coal companies who have been responsible for at least one-third of global warming since 1965, but it also affects carbon-intensive industries such as steel, aluminum, cement, plastics, and greenhouse horticulture. A disorderly transition to the carbon-free economy will lead to stranded assets and legal claims. Institutional investors should be aware of these financial risks. A broader definition of stranded assets also includes countries reliant on fossil fuel exports and workers with technology-specific skills.
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| Status of publication | Published |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | WU |
| Type of publication | Journal article |
| Journal | Annual Review of Environment and Resources |
| Citation Index | SCI |
| Language | English |
| Title | Stranded Assets in the Transition to a Carbon-Free Economy |
| Volume | 12 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Page from | 281 |
| Page to | 298 |
| Reviewed? | Y |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-110519-040938 |
| Open Access | N |
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- Rezai, Armon (Details)
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- van der Ploeg, Frederick (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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- Competence Center for Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility WE (Details)
- Economics of Inequality FI (Details)
- Socioeconomics of Work Group AB (Details)
- Research areas (ÖSTAT Classification 'Statistik Austria')
- 2928 Environmental economics (Details)
- 5325 Political economics (Details)
- 5334 Political economic policy (Details)
- 5335 Political economic theory (Details)
- 5341 Economic policy (Details)
- 5353 Environmental economics (Details)
- 5924 Environmental economics (Details)