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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

The landmark Paris Agreement was forged in the corridors of COP21 back in 2015. Among their suggestions: that future COPs be hosted only by countries that have demonstrated a commitment to the Paris Agreement and that corporate players who are not aligned with the UNs climate goals not be allowed to attend.

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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

GreenBiz

OGCI claims mobile carbon capture technologies aboard ships could help the global shipping sector reach its current climate target to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050, from a 2008 baseline — a goal that has faced criticism from green groups for lacking ambition. The global shipping sector is responsible for around 2.5

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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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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.

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Legal challenge to exclusion of waste incinerators from post-Brexit emissions trading scheme

Envirotec Magazine

The exclusion means the UK will fail in its obligations under the Paris Agreement and instead has concentrated on the need to achieve net zero by 2050. The Government has exceeded its powers under Section 44 Climate Change Act 2008, by which it is able to set up the emissions trading scheme and is required to make rational decisions.

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Ericsson's Approach to Environmental Sustainability

3BL Media

Since 2008, Ericsson has made many relevant contributions to international standards in the area of environmental sustainability. C ambition set by the Paris Agreement. Ericsson was an early supporter of the Paris Agreement and recognizes the need to limit global warming to 1.5°C,

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Courts open the door to more climate lawsuits

Corporate Knights

In 2008, the Federal Court found that a claim seeking to enforce Canada’s obligations under the Kyoto Protocol was non-justiciable because the applicable law did not allow for court enforcement. In the challenges at issue, the court found that the federal government’s commitments under the Paris Agreement provided a sufficient legal anchor.