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The federal government is more than $14 billion behind on climate funding

Corporate Knights

Analysis from a new report from Corporate Knights’ Climate Dollars initiative shows that the federal government is at least $14 billion behind on rolling out the climate funding it had committed to spending by now. It’s critical to close this climate-investment gap in order to close the emission-reduction gap.

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Meet the woman leading Canada’s sustainable finance reform

Corporate Knights

As she made her way up the ranks in The Co-operators Group – a network of companies offering life, property and casualty insurance, as well as an investment management division, Addenda Capital – she grasped the changing relevance and mission of the insurance industry in an era of climate change.

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The federal government is more than $14 billion behind in climate funding

Corporate Knights

Analysis from a new report from Corporate Knights’ Climate Dollars initiative shows that the federal government is at least $14 billion behind on rolling out the climate funding it had committed to spending by now. It’s critical to close this climate-investment gap in order to close the emission-reduction gap.

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Women are leading in the fight against climate change. By joining forces, we can amplify that impact

We Mean Business Coalition

This article was first published in Reuters Women have been a major force behind the most important milestones we have achieved on fighting climate change. When you look hard at climate progress, you can see the mark of women leaders. The climate space urgently needs more of the qualities that women leadership can bring.

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Catherine McKenna on Carbon Tax, Green Investments, Election

Carbon 49

At the 2019 Collision Conference Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna shared a panel discussion with Jonathan Baillie , Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist of the National Geographic Society. They discussed Canada’s commitment to fighting climate change.

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The potential of green bonds in emerging markets

Renewable Energy World

Since 2011, annual global energy transition investment (renewable energy, CCS, electrified transport, hydrogen, electrified heat, energy storage) has almost doubled, from $290b to $501b. Clearly the green finance revolution has taken the world by storm, with investment in low-carbon energy remaining robust throughout the pandemic.

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Red Light, Green Light

Chris Hall

“It’s a dangerous game to play, and it is undermining investor confidence; there are certain issues, like climate change, where political games shouldn’t be played.” Matthew isn’t the only one dissatisfied with progress.