RE: Oil Swedish FT part 130 Jul 2021 12:14
Part 2
The idea is good and one can at first glance think that the market here is forcing new energy solutions and also makes it more difficult for oil companies to exist, which puts further pressure on them to do otherwise, unclear what given the craving for the product they deliver .
Our pension funds have reformulated their investment rules so as not to get oil on their hands. The AP funds in Sweden, which manage close to SEK 1,500 billion, may not have a single oil share in the portfolio. The same applies to many other major managers. This is a global megatrend.
What happens then is that oil companies get more expensive financing and new companies shine with their absence. And instead of "good" actors, such as the Swedish pension managers, taking responsibility for the oil we still consume, it will be up to Vladimir Putin and some Arab sheiks to reap the benefits of our behavior and anxiety.
With reduced investments in new and less energy-intensive technology for extracting oil, prices are expected to continue to rise, to the benefit of the oligarchs. And while we sell oil stocks to those who are not interested in the climate, we can think about what benefit we do. It's called double standards.
A good friend described the development as going from "green washing" to "green wishing". Just like that. But in any case, let us prepare for the fact that the oil price will continue to rise in the long term when the electric car is in practice filled with oil.