Pathway 5.

Electricity Decarbonization → Phasing Out the Use of Fossil Fuels for the Generation of Electricity

5.7.16 Stranded Assets and Climate Disclosures

LPDD Recommendation: “The federal government, states, or the private sector could require companies to consider the possibility that their fossil fuel-related assets would be stranded, before making investment decisions.”

LPDD Recommendation: “State PUCs should consider the possibility of stranded assets when assessing proposals for fossil fuel infrastructure that will be paid for by ratepayers, such as electric transmission lines and (in states where electric utilities are still vertically integrated) generating facilities.”

LPDD Recommendation: “CEQ should reinstate its 2016 guidance for considering GHG emissions in NEPA review.”

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UK Mandatory Climate Risk Disclosures

Jurisdiction: Foreign

An array of climate-risk reporting is being developed in the UK, phasing in between 2021 and 2025.

Report, Managing Climate Risk in the Financial System

Jurisdiction: Executive Branch

Concluded that climate change threatens U.S. financial markets, as the costs of wildfires, storms, droughts and floods spread through insurance and mortgage markets, pension funds and other financial institutions.

Climate Action 100+

Jurisdiction: Private Entities

Investor-led initiative to pressure companies to curb emissions, improve governance, and strengthen climate-related financial disclosures.

NY Utility Climate Risk Disclosure Proceeding

Jurisdiction: State Public Utility Commissions

Proceeding to consider requiring investor-owned utilities to annually disclose what risks climate change poses to their companies, investors and customers.

NY Climate Risk Expectations for Banks

Jurisdiction: State Agencies

Calling on state-regulated financial institutions to integrate climate change-related financial risks into their business strategies, risk management processes and governance frameworks.

Carbon Tracker Reports on Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Jurisdiction: Congress, Private Entities

Two 2020 reports detailing the risk of abandoned oil and gas wells becoming wards of the U.S.

New Zealand’s Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements

Jurisdiction: Foreign

Large financial institutions would be required to report annually on governance, risk management and strategies for mitigating climate change impacts.

New York Natural Gas Transition Proceeding

Jurisdiction: State Public Utility Commissions

A natural gas planning proceeding to harmonize the state's natural gas policies with the state's ambitious climate goals.

Model Green Investment Obligations Clause

Jurisdiction: Private Entities

A model amendment to standard non leveraged investment documents to focus the founders and investee company on climate change and environmental issues with their products, services, and operations.

Report, Implementing TCFD: Strategies for Enhancing Disclosure

Jurisdiction: Private Entities

Focuses on translating information from global climate and energy transition scenario analyses into company-level financial insights, as well as helping companies assess and disclose the risks and opportunities related to climate change.