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Carbon Metrics Key to Investors’ Net Zero Path

Chris Hall

Choosing the right method to measure portfolio emissions is crucial to investors’ alignment with the Paris Agreement, and should reflect their strategy. Reasons are manifold but include better risk management, earlier identification of stranded assets, and the realisation that Paris Agreement goals are in jeopardy.

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Mining Linked to Human Rights Abuses

Chris Hall

International NGO the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre’s (BHRRC) latest transition minerals tracker identified more than 630 allegations of human rights abuse connected to the extraction of seven key critical minerals – including copper and lithium – since 2010.

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Killing King Coal is the First Step Towards Halving Our Emissions

Edouard Stenger

A 2010 US study showed that stopping burning coal could be done by 2030 with renewables and energy efficiency. More recently, another study showed it had to be done in OECD nations to comply with the Paris Agreement targets. Ending fossil fuels subsidies and divesting away from coal will put the final nails in the coffin.