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EVs are leading U.K.’s race to net-zero, but will England stay off the gas?

Corporate Knights

It also helps greatly that the country’s climate policies are underpinned by the world’s first climate change law, introduced in 2008, and a Climate Change Committee (CCC) that holds the government to account on its targets and progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. s race to net-zero, but will England stay off the gas?

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Sofidel Commits to Net Zero by 2050

3BL Media

The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement

GreenBiz

Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions. Between 2008 and 2017, fossil-fuel industry trade associations in the U.S. It is a big business. spent almost $1.4

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BlackRock's New Goal Could Signal the Investor Transition to Net Zero Is Well Underway

3BL Media

There’s no question that the transition to a net zero emissions economy is happening apace and all investors would be wise to adjust their investment strategies accordingly,” said Mindy Lubber, Ceres CEO and president. BlackRock joined the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative as a signatory in March 2021.

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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. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K.

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 2 - Nitty Gritty on Net-Zero

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Achieving a net-zero economy is a huge challenge, requiring change on a global scale that impacts the way we live, work and do business. Listen to the full episode to learn more about the importance of transparency, data and ambition as companies develop and act on their sustainability goals to reach net-zero.

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Is the Competition Bureau's probe into RBC's climate claims a warning to other banks?

Corporate Knights

“If the Competition Bureau’s inquiry confirms that RBC’s statements are misleading and false, RBC could be forced to stop advertising itself as supporting the principles of the Paris Agreement and aiming to achieve net-zero emissions targets by 2050.”. Lately, he said the Bureau’s interest in greenwashing appears to be rising.

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