34 min
4. Investors Dump Coal: Bob Carr in conversation with Tim Buckley UTS 4 Climate
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A striking development has occurred in the world of corporate finance in 2020. Over the past months, a string of corporations have divested from thermal coal, starting with US investment giant BlackRock and extending to Japan's Mizuho and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund. But the world's financiers haven't suddenly become climate activists overnight - instead it's economics that is driving this shift.
With the Paris Agreement in place, coal is being dumped all over the world and no longer is seen a safe investment.
In this instalment of the UTS 4 Climate podcast, Bob Carr sits down with Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia at IEEFA for a robust discussion on the transformation hitting the energy markets of Australia and Asia.
A striking development has occurred in the world of corporate finance in 2020. Over the past months, a string of corporations have divested from thermal coal, starting with US investment giant BlackRock and extending to Japan's Mizuho and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund. But the world's financiers haven't suddenly become climate activists overnight - instead it's economics that is driving this shift.
With the Paris Agreement in place, coal is being dumped all over the world and no longer is seen a safe investment.
In this instalment of the UTS 4 Climate podcast, Bob Carr sits down with Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia at IEEFA for a robust discussion on the transformation hitting the energy markets of Australia and Asia.
34 min