'This problem is becoming worse by the week': UK economy faces $141bn of stranded fossil fuel asset risks

James Murray
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UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association warns $2.28tr of fossil fuel assets could be at risk of stranding by 2040, as the clean energy transition accelerates

The UK is disproportionately exposed to the fossil fuel stranded asset risks that are likely to intensify in the coming decades, as the global renewable energy and clean tech boom continues to gather pace....

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