Remove 2010 Remove Global Economy Remove Net Zero
article thumbnail

Sustainable Finance Demands More Than Just Cutting Carbon

Chris Hall

As in the rest of the private sector, where at least 20% of the world’s 2,000 largest public companies have committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, many leading investors are also focused on reducing carbon emissions. trillion from 2010-2019. Going Beyond Net Zero Emissions.

article thumbnail

Investors Set Six Tests for Mining Transition

Chris Hall

The initiative’s report noted the world will fail to achieve net zero targets without a sufficient supply of metals and minerals for clean energy technologies and a managed decline of coal production. The industry underpins up to 45% of the global economy considering both its direct contribution and that made to other industries.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Janet Yellen on financing a sustainable future

GreenBiz

Climate scientists have unambiguously told us how to avoid the grimmest consequences of climate change: achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Our goal is to take this 'whole-of-government' approach and turn it into a 'whole-of-economy' approach. This is an important step towards ensuring against fragmentation.

article thumbnail

Sustainability & Transition

Sustainable Round Table

All of this inspired Newton, Massachusetts’s late great Andy Savitz to publish his own implementation focused “The Triple Bottom-line; How The Best Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success” in 2006 which Andy discussed at SR Inc’s first Summit in DC in 2010.

article thumbnail

25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . It aims to reach net-zero for its own operations and supply chain by 2030.) percent of its GDP. Skeptics have criticized its commitment for not going far enough. .