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Engagement Alone Unable to Resolve Energy Impasse – PME

Chris Hall

Eight years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the energy transition remains “stuck”, according to Spaargaren. The global energy mix is composed of roughly 17% renewables, representing an increase of just two percentage points from 2015 levels.

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Greenwashing Risk Grows in China ESG Funds

Chris Hall

In 2018, the Asset Management Association of China, a self-regulatory body set up by the sector, released Green Investment Guidelines for trial implementation. The guidelines define the concept of green investment, and set out basic objectives, principles, and methods of supervision.

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Take Five: IPCC Chair Issues Spoiler Alert

Chris Hall

The last act of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Cycle, which started in 2015, the summary will outline our progress, or otherwise, in fulfilling the obligations of the Paris Agreement. In Japan, progress is even slower, admittedly, but anticipation is high. In Canada and Europe, the emphasis is on transition.

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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

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Laurence Tubiana, head of the European Climate Foundation, former Ireland president Mary Robinson, and Sue Biniaz, US Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, played pivotal roles in securing the Paris Agreement of 2015.

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Taking the Heat Out of COP27

Chris Hall

However, shortfalls in clean energy investments persist, the IEA said, noting that “if China is excluded, then the amount being invested in clean energy each year in [EMDEs] has remained flat since the Paris Agreement was concluded in 2015”. C is to remain achievable. .