“Find your next drilling location”: The Heritage Royalty “Carbon Bomb” 100% owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is the 100% owner of Heritage Royalty, a private company that holds royalty rights for approximately 4 million acres of oil and gas producing lands. As the climate crisis accelerates and jeopardizes the retirement security of thousands of Ontario teachers, their families and their students, OTPP members deserve answers from their pension managers about the role this investment has played in increasing oil and gas production and pumping carbon pollution into the atmosphere—and the associated risks Heritage Royalty raises for the pension fund.