Academics from the Universities of Oxford, Harvard and Columbia consulted with the scientific and investment communities together with fossil fuel industry stakeholders to address safe fossil fuel investment.
- What would a safe fossil fuel investment look like in a world in transition to net zero carbon emissions?
- What does a company that remains engaged in fossil fuel extraction need to do to reassure its investors and customers that it is acting responsibly; and to ensure that its activities are not committing future taxpayers or shareholders to expensive climate adaptation, mitigation or remediation measures?
The project has now ended, but the Oxford Martin Principles for Climate-Conscious Investment have been taken forwards by Oxford Net Zero.
Outputs
- Dietz, S., Jahn, V., Noels, J., Stuart-Smith, R. and Hepburn, C. 2019. A survey of the net zero positions of the world’s largest energy companies Oxford Martin School briefing.
- Stuart-Smith, R.F., Ives, M.C., Hepburn, C.J. and Allen, M.R. 2018. Fossil fuel divestment and engagement on climate change: advice for investors Oxford Martin School briefing.
- Stuart-Smith, R.F., Ives, M.C., Hepburn, C.J. and Allen, M.R. 2018. Science-based or scenario-based? Corporate investment for a stable climate Oxford Martin School briefing.
- Oxford Martin School, 2018. Oxford Martin principles for climate-conscious investment Oxford Martin School briefing.
- Millar, R.J., Hepburn, C., Beddington, J. et al. 2018. Principles to guide investment towards a stable climate. Nature Climate Change, 8: 2–4. doi: 10.1038/s41558-017-0042-4
- Allen, M. 2015. Can we hold global temperatures to 1.5ºC? Oxford Martin School briefing.
- Oxford Martin School, 2015. Working principles for investment in fossil fuels Oxford Martin School research paper.
- Boneham, J., Millar, R., Otto, F. and Allen, M. 2015. How many degrees to net zero? An evaluation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to emission reductions against predicted rates of warming Oxford Martin School research paper.