GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

dissertation in microelectronics to an entirely different field: climate change. "I Even with decarbonizing the electric and transportation sector, to reach long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, the United States would need an 80 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide emissions by 2050.

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Chris Hall

JULY 15, 2022

UN Secretary-General António Guterres dubbed the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group report , released in February 2022, an “atlas for human suffering”, in recognition of the growing impact of climate change, as “a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity” draws near.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 30, 2023

As the breadth of ESG risk exposure expands, climate litigation continues rise, according to research by the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute’s (GRI). Around two-thirds (1,557) of cases have been filed since the Paris Agreement was established in 2015.

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Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 20, 2022

Sachs was also in charge of the UN Millennium Village Project (MVP), which was implemented from 2006-2015 after the UN General Assembly adopted the key recommendations of the Millennium Project at a special session in September 2005. With regard to combating anthropogenic climate change, Prof. To promote the SDGs, in 2012, Prof.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The difficulties of replacing fossil fuels will make it hard for the commercial air sector to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with the Paris Agreement as global consumer demand for continues to accelerate. . of all emissions that contribute to climate change. of carbon emissions and 3.5%

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 10, 2024

“The UK ETS is not as ambitious as the EU’s, and that is reflected in the respective carbon prices,” Folland added. The post UK CBAM Success Hinges on EU Ties appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

JULY 29, 2022

As the deadly toll of climate change is increasingly felt around the world, it’s more important than ever that we walk the walk. . Making good on a promise – Just as it’s important to reduce global CO2 levels to mitigate the effects of climate change, investors, companies and policymakers need to be paying attention to methane, too.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Independent analysts Climate Action Tracker estimate China’s emissions to have been 13.8 This would put China within range of overachieving on its NDC non-fossil fuel targets, but it would be insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement 1.5C Climate Action Tracker also noted that China commissioned 38.4

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Carbon offset markets have always been complex and controversial instruments to fight climate change. Climate science is clear. We need to cut greenhouse emissions rapidly in this decade to avoid the catastrophic and unpredictable effects of climate change. Introduction. Carbon Offsets Markets size.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 19, 2024

Instead of training high school students for an industry that the world is transitioning away from, we need education on energy alternatives and ways of addressing climate change impacts. C, as agreed upon in the Paris Agreement , countries must reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions 45 per cent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Climate action honors that legacy — because climate change is as stark an inequality issue as it gets and requires every bit as much doggedness to address. Climate action honors that legacy — because climate change is as stark an inequality issue as it gets and requires every bit as much doggedness to address.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 17, 2022

The report points to the Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero alliance as indicative of the industry’s new-found commitment to tackling climate change. For one thing, it would not align with Canada’s Paris Agreement commitment to reduce GHGs by between 40 and 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 16, 2023

Many [investors] claim the true cost of climate change has not been priced in even now,” he says. LGIM’s Stansbury emphasises that, when it comes to tackling climate change, it’s best for investors to “prepare and plan – don’t predict”. C by 2050, the report said. C overshoot. “1.5°C

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The day-long session focused on aligning financial policy with Canada ’ s climate goals, including federal commitments under the Paris Agreement to reduce GHG emissions by up to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. .

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

How to Set Business Targets That Help Address Climate Change (Photo by Andreas Gücklhorn on Unsplash ) This article by Matthew Lynch , Rob Klassen , and Chelsea Hicks-Webster is part of “ The Basics ” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

Despite suffering severe impacts from climate change, Australia remains married to coal, but alternative energy opportunities are emerging. Many of the communities dealing with this recent flooding have already had to deal with a range of cascading climate events in recent years.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A big positive shift in US climate policy has kept the world on track for limiting global warming to at least 1.8°C C targeted by the Paris Agreement. . The bill is expected to cut US emissions by over 40% from 2005 levels by 2030. . C by 2050, still short of the 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

JULY 28, 2023

Canadian Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull outlines the importance of building consensus to stimulate debate on environmental issues and accelerate climate-related policy. Canada has made slow progress on tackling climate change. C limit at risk. The country’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are steadily decreasing , down 8.4%

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Sustainable Development Network

JULY 1, 2022

This article draws a parallel with the 2005 Champions League final between Liverpool FC and AC Milan. The SDG “score” at half-time Like Liverpool in the 2005 final, at half-time the international community is not on track to achieve the SDGs and "win the game". First, leadership.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

In late April, the UK High Court ruled that charity trustees can consider climate change factors when making decisions over their investments, even if it means making lower returns. How should I respond to wider systemic risks – and opportunities – such as those presented by climate change?

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This March, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a sustainable business forum in Vancouver “things have changed” since the country signed up to the Paris Agreement on climate change. But she adds: “That’s only for climate disclosures. It ignores that some investments are still enabling climate change.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Last month, reporter David Gelles, of The New York Times, wrote that at Davos this year, the climate crisis had largely been “relegated to the back burner.” It has posted a 295% total return since its inception in February 2005 to the end of 2023 (versus 278% for the MSCI ACWI). That was not my experience. trillion).

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

The surprise move, which critics say would force Australia out of the Paris Agreement and stall investment in renewable energy, re-ignites a decades-old debate over the fossil fuel-rich nation’s position on climate policy. The CEIS represents some of Australia’s biggest investors in clean energy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

“We believe we are headed for overshoot, but we think that can be managed,” said Mark Fulton, Programme Director of Inevitable Policy Response (IPR), a climate forecasting consortium which seeks to prepare investors for the risks and opportunities associated with official moves to limit climate change. Genie back in the bottle.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 5, 2023

The gap between US emissions and the nationally determined contribution (NDC) target (50% reduction from 2005 baseline) is ~700 Mt CO2e in 2030. December, 2022 The past two years under the Biden-Harris Administration have been characterized by important progress to advance the energy transition and environmental justice in the US.

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Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

We could describe the enthusiastic presentations and panel discussions over the two days by global participants a kumbaya gathering to refresh and update the 2015 Paris Agreement (or Accord) moments as the world leaders then set out ambitious goals to limit global warming. The measures sovereign governments (large and small!)

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Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The global fight against climate change is gradually gaining momentum, with countries like Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, and the EU reaffirming commitment to the Paris Agreement, and more than 80 mayors in the US confirming that they will continue with agreed guidelines.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

president closely linked America’s new nationally determined contribution, a reduction target of 50 to 52 percent from a 2005 baseline aligned with the terms of the Paris Agreement, with equitable job creation and the opportunity to make money. Solving climate change must be a driver and economic prosperity.".

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2022

Even that limited progress on clean electricity is perhaps surprising, given that the most recent Earth Index dataset comes from well into the presidency of Donald Trump, who rejected the Paris Agreement and vowed to revitalize coal power. emissions would fall as much as 52% from 2005 levels. United States EARTH INDEX Score.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 24, 2024

The latest Emissions Gap Report from the United Nations Environment Programme found that “current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for a 2.5–2.9°C C temperature rise above pre-industrial levels this century, pointing to the urgent need for increased climate action.” president George H.W. and the U.K.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 7, 2024

The US’s current target under the Paris Agreement is to achieve a 50-52% emissions reduction by 2030. As Biden and Trump emerge victorious from Super Tuesday, a report compares America’s chances of reaching net zero under each of them.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 17, 2022

This could be seen as chickens coming home to roost given the country has historically been one of the biggest contributors to climate change. Research, data and analytics firm Rhodium Group has estimated that the IRA will cut US emissions by over 40% from 2005 levels by the end of this decade. . It produced 5.99

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 8, 2022

emissions 37 to 41% from 2005 levels by 2030, short of the country’s Paris agreement target of 50 to 52% but close enough to “make up the difference with executive actions and changes to state law,” Inside Climate says. This legislation isn’t a panacea for climate change—and no bill ever will be,” she added.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

Environmental successes are easily overlooked in a world ravaged by climate change, biodiversity loss, an ongoing global pandemic and attacks against democracy. The dystopian legacy of the former president is becoming increasingly clear to all but the willfully ignorant as is his politicization of climate change and COVID.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 21, 2021

climate pollution to 50% of 2005 levels by 2030, according to reports. The goal, known as a Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, would nearly double the cuts targeted by the Obama administration in 2015. President Biden will pledge to cut U.S. Wow. […].

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 17, 2021

By Dave Cooke, Senior vehicles analyst, Clean Vehicles Program The White House is getting ready to release the next round of targets for its commitment under the Paris Agreement. We are calling for at least a 50% reduction in global warming emissions by 2030, compared to 2005. As the largest single source […].

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