Carbon Tracker: Climate policy action could halve value of new oil projects

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Influential think tank argues governments could soon be forced into an abrupt net zero policy shift that would threaten value of oil assets

Oil companies could face a sharp fall in the value of their new fossil fuel projects over the next five years if nations come forward with the climate policies required to keep the world on track with...

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