7th November 2018
Republic of the Philippines Commission on Human Rights
CHR-NI-2016-0001 In Re: National inquiry on the impact of climate change
on the human rights of the Filipino People
Statement of Resource Persons, Mark Campanale and Andrew Grant
1) Preliminary Matters
My name is Mark Campanale, I am the Founder & Executive Director of the Carbon
Tracker Initiative, a non-profit financial think tank based in London launched in
2011. My background is over 20 years in investment management for large financial
institutions and financial markets research for the last ten years. I remain regulated
by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom.
I employed by Carbon Tracker to provide strategic advice on the direction of our
organisation, engaging with financial institutions and working with Carbon
Tracker’s research team. Previously, I worked at Jupiter Asset Management and
Henderson Global Investors. I hold a degree in Politics & Economic History from
the University of York and a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics from the
University of London.
I am joined by Andrew Grant, Andrew joined Carbon Tracker in 2014 as a Senior
Analyst, leading research on oil & gas and coal mining. He has authored a number
of Carbon Tracker’s major reports on these sectors, including the Carbon Supply
Cost Curves series, scenario analysis of the oil refining industry in Margin Call, and
exploring transition risk at the company level in 2 Degrees of Separation. Prior to
joining Carbon Tracker, Andrew formerly worked at Barclays Natural Resources
Investments, a private equity department of Barclays that committed capital across
a range of commodities and related industries. Andrew has a degree in Chemistry &
Law from Bristol University.
2) Substantive Matters
Following here is commentary relating to the presentation.
Slide 1: Cover Slide
Slide 2: Carbon Tracker, Who are we?
Carbon Tracker is an independent financial think tank that carries out in-depth
analysis on the impact of the energy transition on capital markets and the potential
investment in high-cost, carbon-intensive fossil fuels.
Its team of financial market, energy and legal experts apply ground breaking
research using leading industry databases to map both risk and opportunity for
investors on the path to a low-carbon future. It has cemented the terms “carbon