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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

The landmark Paris Agreement was forged in the corridors of COP21 back in 2015. Among their suggestions: that future COPs be hosted only by countries that have demonstrated a commitment to the Paris Agreement and that corporate players who are not aligned with the UNs climate goals not be allowed to attend.

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Maersk Withdraws Board Member from ICS for Climate Change Reasons

3BL Media

One of the largest shipping groups in the world, A.P. The group withdrew its member, Maersk executive and board member Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, from International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), following an annual revision of trade association memberships. Tweet me: @Acre reports one of the largest shipping groups in the world, A.P.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

They also noted the due diligence aspects of a framework that must now be implemented by all federal departments and agencies in line with the targets in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The announcement has no impact on provincial subsidies last calculated at a minimum of $2.5 billion in 2020/21 and another $1.5

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Corporate Climate Stocktake report launches ahead of first UNFCCC Global Stocktake

We Mean Business Coalition

The Corporate Climate Stocktake (CCST), led by the We Mean Business Coalition and supported by the Climate Champions Team and Bain & Company, looks in detail at eight sectors that account for two-thirds of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions: power, road transport, concrete and   cement, steel, shipping, hydrogen, aviation and agriculture.

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Take Five: Ready to Engage

Chris Hall

There is little evidence of US asset managers jumping ship – at 59 signatories, they represent the second largest contingent behind the UK. At this rate, 582 million will be chronically undernourished by 2030, meaning no progress will have been achieved since the SDGs were first established in 2015.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

C goal set in the Paris Agreement. An Etsy display in Times Square celebrates the company’s 2015 IPO. Etsy has also offset emissions from its shipping operations since 2019 and assessed seven different Scope 3 categories to inform its net zero by 2030 goal. Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images). C Science Based Target.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

times higher than the UK's own greenhouse gas emissions (excluding aviation and shipping). Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5

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