Bank of England turns focus to stranded carbon assets

Will Nichols
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New research agenda acknowledges systemic environmental risks such as climate change for the first time

The Bank of England has included environmental threats such as climate change in its latest research agenda, marking the growing concern over the potential for stranded high carbon assets. The bank's...

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