Bank of England warned over 'carbon bubble' risk

Jessica Shankleman
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MPs urge Bank to investigate threat as UN climate change chief accuses some oil and gas majors of neglecting their fiduciary duty

MPs have urged The Bank of England to investigate its exposure to a so-called "carbon bubble", whereby billions of pounds of fossil fuel assets will become massively overvalued if the world is successful...

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