May 3, 2021 The stainless steel facade of 7 World Trade Center and lettering of the Moody's Investor Services sign reflect color from a traffic signal. Shutterstock Close Authorship Carbon-intensive businesses are expected to present increased credit risks for lenders, leading to a reduced availability and increased cost of capital for fossil fuel projects and activities in the coming years. That is the stark warning contained in a new briefing paper from credit ratings giant Moody's, which details how "the recent proliferation of net-zero targets among governments and the financial sector ...