Framing Stranded Assets: Age of Disruption

The 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 unusable. It introduces a methodology for the financial industry to 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.

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} }