in addition governments could themselves be financially affected by stranded assets as they own of global oil gas and coal resources and collect taxes and royalties on portions they do not own cpi the bank of england is to conduct an enquiry into the risk of fossil fuel companies causing a major risk to financial stability if future climate change rules render their coal oil and gas assets worthless various elements of environmental social and governance esg disclosure could help to lower the vulnerability of companies to climate policy and to climate change risks ie stranding or actual destruction of assets