Framing Stranded Assets: Age of Disruption

This report addresses the risk of stranded assets resulting from the sustainability transition, arguing that while 'green finance' for new technologies is well-documented, there is insufficient focus on the 'old' industries and assets that may become economically unusable. The document introduces a practical framework designed to help the financial community identify and quantify these risks to reduce unnecessary investment and negative social consequences.

• The financial community focuses heavily on 'green finance' to scale new technologies, but there is a significant lack of research and industry initiatives regarding the fate of 'old' industries and assets during the sustainability transition.
• Economic history suggests that massive transitions lead to massive stranded assets; effectively managing this issue can result in fewer write-offs, reduced risk, less unnecessary investment, and fewer negative social consequences.
• The report provides a practical framework for the financial community to quantify and identify assets at risk of becoming economically unusable due to disruption risks and the sustainability transition.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Framing Stranded Assets: Age of Disruption. https://www.sei.org/publications/framing-stranded-assets-age-disruption/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Framing Stranded Assets: Age of Disruption. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/framing-stranded-assets-age-disruption/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018framing, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Framing Stranded Assets: Age of Disruption}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/framing-stranded-assets-age-disruption/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }