23 December 2021 With Adani’s insurance options both inside and outside the Lloyd’s of London market rapidly shrinking, one of the laggards still open to insuring the Adani Carmichael project is UK and Bermuda-based Convex Insurance. Last week, Convex Insurance released its first ever “sustainability statement”. Unfortunately, what’s been released … Read More
Adani Ports kicked off MSCI indices due to Carmichael coal link
26 November 2021 Finance research and ratings company MSCI wrote to its clients on Tuesday informing them that Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (Adani Ports, also referred to as APSEZ) is about to be kicked off four MSCI climate indices, after its links to the Carmichael thermal coal project … Read More
Two more insurers reject Adani’s coal project, while Convex attempts to censor criticism
22 November 2021 Two major London insurers, RSA Insurance Group and Conduit Re, have ruled out underwriting Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal project in Australia. In an email to Market Forces, RSA stated: “Our underwriters follow our Climate Change and Low Carbon Policy, which means we would not provide cover to … Read More
Adani’s first coal train stopped in its tracks. Let’s make it permanent.
16 November 2021 A train carrying coal from Adani’s Carmichael mine is headed to Abbot Point/NQXT port so it can be exported to India and used to pollute people’s lungs a quarter of the way around the world while fueling the climate crisis. We know because it was spotted yesterday, broken … Read More
Bank of New York Mellon involved in potential Adani coal deal
UPDATE: 5 November 2021. Bank of New York Mellon has withdrawn from the deal and will resign its role with Adani in Australia. See our blog for further information. 21 October 2021 It has been revealed that an Australian subsidiary of Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) could be playing … Read More
Adani must not be allowed to greenwash itself at UK climate summits
12 October 2021 Coal billionaire Gautam Adani cannot be allowed to greenwash his company’s reputation in front of world leaders and investors at the Global Investment Summit in London and the United Nations COP26 in Glasgow. Hosted by the UK Government on 19 October, the Global Investment Summit is meant … Read More
Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan and Standard Chartered break promise and loan US$1 billion to Adani coal miner
19 August 2021 Financial news sources have confirmed that JP Morgan, Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank all participated in a massive US$1 billion loan to Adani Enterprises, the Adani Group company building the climate-wrecking Carmichael thermal coal project in Australia. The transaction was completed on 21 July. The money went … Read More
Are Deutsche Bank, Barclays, JP Morgan and Standard Chartered about to fund coal miner Adani Enterprises?
13 July 2021 Media reports from last week have named Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Standard Chartered and Barclays as the banks in discussion with Adani to provide US$1 billion to Adani Airport Holdings Ltd to refinance its debt. Adani Airport Holdings is owned by Adani Enterprises, the same Adani Group … Read More