Bank of England to investigate carbon bubble risks

Jessica Shankleman
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Governor Mark Carney tells MPs that Bank will be 'deepening and widening' its investigations into stranded asset risks

The Bank of England has for the first time formally confirmed plans to investigate its exposure to the so-called "carbon bubble", whereby billions of pounds of fossil fuel assets could prove massively...

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