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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

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DESCRIPTION: The United Nations Glasgow Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, concluded in November with 200 nations signing the Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP), an agreement that could accelerate climate action and drive big carbon cuts. COP26 Reflects Increased Drive for Climate Action . SOURCE: AllianceBernstein. The problem?

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Local Leaders and mayors call for power shift to meet net zero

Envirotec Magazine

A communiqué signed by UK mayors and local leaders calls for a ‘power shift’ from Whitehall so that local and regional authorities can deliver Net Zero. Ensuring the new UK Infrastructure Bank has a Net Zero mandate to deliver local investment in Net Zero projects. license ).

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Energy-Saving Water Technologies Could Bring the World Closer to Net Zero

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During the recent COP26 climate negotiations , water as a mitigation tool received more attention than it had at previous talks. There’s discussion among many water utility leaders to have water utilities sign up for net zero goals, for example,” he added.

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How Big Oil's spin doctors are influencing influencers

Corporate Knights

This year’s worst offender, with 55 fossil fuel contracts, is the British holding company WPP, which, in a gross contradiction, has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions in its operations by 2025. It dismissed a petition that circulated at COP26, asking it to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry.

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India Commits to 45% Emissions Intensity Reduction by 2030

ESG Today

NDCs are a major part of countries’ obligations under the Paris Agreement, outlining their interim commitments on the pathway to net zero. The updated NDC represents the framework for India’s cleaner energy transition for the 2021-2030 period and marks a step towards the country’s goal to reach net zero by 2070.

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World Green Building Council Forum to Help Keep a 1.5°C Scenario Within Reach

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DESCRIPTION: Leaders in the building and construction sector joined forces at London Climate Action Week yesterday to engage in a purposeful event to help devise and deliver solutions necessary to combat the climate crisis, in the wake of COP26. Energy Efficiency: The Golden Rule for Net Zero in the Built Environment.

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Impact on Carbon: How the EcoVadis Network Supports Companies in Tackling Emissions

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DESCRIPTION: Carbon emissions have, in the years following the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement (2015), been established as the predominant issue in corporate sustainability discourse and strategy. One recent study found that net zero commitments now cover at least 68% of the global economy.

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