Eco-Business

MARCH 16, 2022

million tonnes of emissions reductions that Indonesia achieved from keeping its forests standing between 2011 and 2018 represents just 4 per cent of its reduction target under the Paris Agreement, a new study calculates.

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Paris Agreement 19

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A former central banker with over 30 years’ experience in financial services, Lindeijer served as Dutch pension provider PGGM’s CIO between 2011-2020 and was responsible for €250 billion in pension funds under management.

Sustainable Investment 52

Sustainable Investment Paris Agreement Analytics Development 52

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development between 1997-2011 biodiversity and associated ecosystem services losses have already cost an estimated US$4–20 trillion per year in ecosystem services owing to land-cover change and US$6-11 trillion per year from land degradation.

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CDP Paris Agreement Banking Development 52

Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

In 2021, insured natural catastrophe losses reached around US$110 billion, according to Swiss Re, making it the third-costliest catastrophe year since 2011.

Banking 52

Banking Net Zero Stranded Assets Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

JANUARY 20, 2023

Challenges for assessing loss and damage financing The Paris Agreement discusses loss and damage using the phrase “averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage”. One report showed that after floods and landslides in Nepal in 2011, 90% of well-off people sought government support, while only 6% of the very poor did.

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COP26 Paris Agreement Climate Change Development 52

Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

More recently, another study showed it had to be done in OECD nations to comply with the Paris Agreement targets. A 2010 US study showed that stopping burning coal could be done by 2030 with renewables and energy efficiency. Are thorium or fusion credible solutions ? Perhaps in 10 or 20 years but we need to act NOW !

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Divestment Paris Agreement Waste Banking 52

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The alliance says: “Companies need to work now to develop and implement credible transition plans aligned with the Paris Agreement.” According to a recent BloombergNEF analysis , the 2011-2015 low-carbon to fossil energy supply investment ratio was US$0.5 low-carbon versus US$1 for fossil fuels.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change Banking 52

Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 11, 2024

president-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pull out of the Paris Agreement as he did in his first term, and Poilievre could be tempted to follow Trumps lead. (As Poilievre is unlikely to feel bound by Liberal government targets that have been adopted with little provincial input. Indeed, U.S.

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Climate Change Net Zero Paris Agreement Decarbonize 196

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. 17, there were 53 signatories representing 18 industries. .

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Supply Chains Supply Chain Climate Change Development 546

Corporate Knights

JULY 31, 2024

In 2011, Harris sued water bottle companies for claiming that their plastic bottles were “100% compostable and recyclable.” from the Paris Agreement in 2020. Other environmental advocates said Harris’ track record as California’s attorney general could indicate a willingness to take on big plastic polluters.

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Paris Agreement Climate Change Manufacturing Development 144