Major Investors Call for Paris-Aligned Energy Scenarios

June 6, 2018By Adam ScottBlog Post

288 major investors worth more than $26 trillion USD in assets are warning that we aren’t on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and lack the tools needed to get there.    In a public statement and policy brief released yesterday, the group which includes major pension funds, banks, asset managers, churches, … Read More

Why Does the IEA Keep Forecasting Climate Failure?

November 13, 2017By Adam ScottBlog Post, News

There’s a battle taking place over how we think our energy future will unfold. And tomorrow, the organization that arguably holds a near monopoly over how most decision-makers perceive this future – the International Energy Agency (IEA) – will release its latest volley.

A fading future for the tar sands

March 10, 2017By Adam ScottBlog Post, Featured, News

Oil majors are dumping Canada’s tar sands assets and investors are walking away from new projects. It’s the latest sign that the massive expansion the industry planned at the start of this decade is quickly falling apart. Canada’s status as one of the highest cost, highest carbon sources of oil is hurting the industry and … Read More