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An Economy-Wide Framework For Assessing The Stranded Assets Of Energy Production Sector Under Climate Policies

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  • YEN-HENG HENRY CHEN

    (Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA)

  • ERIK LANDRY

    (Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA†Office of the Vice President for Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA)

  • JOHN M. REILLY

    (Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA)

Abstract

Climate change mitigation efforts, which require the transition away from carbon-intensive activities, can pose financial risks for owners of fossil fuel assets and investors that the finance companies are engaged in greenhouse gas-emitting activities. For instance, fossil fuel extraction may be significantly scaled-back, and coal-power plants may be idled or even phased out prematurely, thus becoming stranded assets for the shareholders. Using a global general equilibrium model with detailed energy sector and capital stock structures, we estimate the corresponding stranded assets under various emissions mitigation scenarios. Our findings reveal that, depending on the policy scenario, the global net present value of unrealized fossil fuel output through 2050 relative to a “no policy†scenario is between 21.5 and 30.6 trillion USD, and that of stranded assets in coal power generation is between 1.3 and 2.3 trillion USD. The analytical framework presented in our study complements existing research, in which macroeconomic variables required for estimating the stranded assets are often derived from models with more simplified assumptions. Therefore, individual firms and financial institutions can combine our economy-wide analysis with details on their own investment portfolios to determine their climate-related transition risk exposure.

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  • Yen-Heng Henry Chen & Erik Landry & John M. Reilly, 2023. "An Economy-Wide Framework For Assessing The Stranded Assets Of Energy Production Sector Under Climate Policies," Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 14(01), pages 1-29, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ccexxx:v:14:y:2023:i:01:n:s2010007823500033
    DOI: 10.1142/S2010007823500033
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    1. Liu, Hao & Lin, Chuyin, 2023. "Climate change news risk and corporate bond returns in China," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 58(PC).

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