Investors should move their assets from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources , not just for social or moral reasons , but also for their financial health in the form of stranded carbon assets , warned former US Vice President ( and now green technology billionaire ) Al Gore , speaking at the UN Climate Conference ( July 21 ) . Gore pointed out the many pathways to stranding including the UN climate effort , economic inevitability and the dramatic cost down - curve for renewable energy which will soon make them cheaper than fossil fuels . In addition to being nearly the highest-returning fund, Generation’s global-equity fund was among the least volatile. He advised investors to " divest first from the riskiest carbon assets and over time from all that look as if they are in danger of being stranded , and then invest in the fantastic new opportunities that are emerging in the low - carbon sector " .
Investors should move their assets from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources , not just for social or moral reasons , but also for their financial health in the form of stranded carbon assets , warned former US Vice President ( and now green technology billionaire ) Al Gore , speaking at the UN Climate Conference ( July 21 ) . Gore pointed out the many pathways to stranding including the UN climate effort , economic inevitability and the dramatic cost down - curve for renewable energy which will soon make them cheaper than fossil fuels . He advised investors to " divest first from the riskiest carbon assets and over time from all that look as if they are in danger of being stranded , and then invest in the fantastic new opportunities that are emerging in the low - carbon sector " .