Private Equity Climate Risks 2024 Scorecard media coverage
October 31, 2024
2024 Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard & Report
This scorecard and report reveals the top 21 private equity firms invested in oil and gas and includes a set of climate demands to hold private equity accountable.
New research for this edition of the scorecard exposes the staggering extent of these investments, revealing that the energy portfolios of leading private equity firms are responsible for 1.17 gigatons of annual emissions. That’s 1.17 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent—concentrated in sectors like upstream fossil fuels, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals, and coal plants.