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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

According to a report by the London-based NGO Global Witness, 503 fossil fuel lobbyists attended the COP26 meeting in Glasgow in 2021. They call into question the legitimacy of the entire conference, says Harjeet Singh, a climate activist who has been attending COP meetings since 2008. In 2008, Article 5.3

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. As the U.K. has a role to play in pushing for the highest possible ambition at this week's talks.

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How will the energy crunch impact the transition to renewables?

Renewable Energy World

Ensuring that energy, including natural gas, remains affordable and available during the energy transition is likely to be a key concern for policymakers (at the COP26 United Nations climate summit)," Corbeau wrote in a commentary on the energy crisis. "As Energy Information Administration expects U.S.

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Believing in Better: Kohler CEO on Company’s First ESG Report

3BL Media

When it comes to protecting the planet, in 2008 we were one of the first companies to establish a net-zero goal across our operations and in the years since have been actively tracking and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and waste across operations while investing in renewable energy.

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

City Developments Limited (CDL) has published its Integrated Sustainability Report (ISR) 2022, its fifteenth sustainability report since 2008. Over the years, CDL’s robust sustainability reporting has evolved into a unique blended model using GRI Standards as its core since 2008.

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CDL's Integrated Sustainability Report 2022 Zeroes in on Bolder Decarbonisation Targets

3BL Media

City Developments Limited (CDL) has published its Integrated Sustainability Report (ISR) 2022, its fifteenth sustainability report since 2008. Over the years, CDL’s robust sustainability reporting has evolved into a unique blended model using GRI Standards as its core since 2008.

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More than 60% of anti-green Conservative MPs lost seats in UK election

Corporate Knights

Davies was one of only five MPs to vote against the UK’s Climate Change Act in 2008. Truss also claimed that while in cabinet she argued against the UK hosting the COP26 climate summit. He currently works as a presenter for GB News, as does his wife and fellow Conservative politician Esther McVey , who was re-elected on Thursday.

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