Nikola: what went wrong? SVI points out that proper corporate governance due diligence on the start-up would have saved much reputational risk to the potential big partners in the story such as General Motors and BP Nikola, the U.S. electric vehicle startup founded by Trevor Milton,...
Coal mines, oilfields and gas reserves are increasingly losing their value as tighter regulations aimed at tackling climate change already are and will continue to be put in place. Due to this, oil and gas companies are expected to write-off at least half of the...
Investors fear that firms’ financial statements do not represent the real long-term outlook for many businesses as only a minority of them accurately incorporate climate change risks. The oil and gas company BP has cut $17.5 billion off the value of its assets, reflecting the material...
The COVID19 pandemic had a huge impact across the whole energy sector, particularly in terms of demand and supply. Read more on how this time the pandemic’s impact on the oil and gas industry is expected to endure. The COVID-19 pandemic had, and it is still having, a huge impact across...
What are the implications of climate change mitigation on the market value of coal, oil and gas companies? To assess how much market value these companies might lose as governments are increasingly eager to impose stricter measures on the hydrocarbon industry, analysts must consider the reserves...
Controversial news coming from the White House: Trump administration has taken another step back for US environmental regulations. Indeed, it proposed to remove the limits and rules for companies which are required to prevent methane leaks during drilling operations for oil and gas. The issue with methane...
NY City has set a goal of divesting New York’s $189bn pension funds from fossil fuel companies within five years in what NYC officials say would be “among the most significant divestment efforts in the world to date”. Currently, New York City’s five pension funds...