A US$3.2 trillion refinancing wall looms

Cautious view: Woods (right) speaks during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, Texas. He is of the view that the world is not on the path to meet net-zero in 2050 because nobody wants to pay for it. - AFP

LONDON: The credit market’s appetite for high-carbon companies will soon be put to the test, with around US$3.2 trillion of debt from commodities and utilities issuers due to be refinanced over the coming years.

The figure represents more than half of all outstanding debt from carbon-intensive sectors and equates to a refinancing need of about US$600bil each year through 2030, according to findings provided by London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSEG).