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COP27 litmus test: Will wealthy countries finally pay for climate change loss and damage?

Corporate Knights

It first entered the climate justice lexicon back in 1992, during negotiations leading to the original United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), when the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) submitted a proposal for a financial mechanism to address loss and damage from sea level rise.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

In an open letter to its clients, HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said the bank had been motivated to ramp up its environmental ambition by customer concern about climate change. "We If you want to know what HSBC's stance on climate change really is, look at what they fund, not their fluffy marketing," he added.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Reports from InfluenceMap and Transparency International have explored how some industry groups historically have lobbied to obstruct meaningful climate change action in the shipping sector, and green groups have alleged that vested fossil fuel interests continue to play an oversized role in IMO negotiations. . Climate Change.

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How Big Oil's spin doctors are influencing influencers

Corporate Knights

Today the PR industry propping up the sector is considered one of the biggest obstructions to climate change mitigation. As the medium goes digital and the message becomes more subtle and diffuse, pro-oil marketing is being baked into our social media feeds and infiltrating climate conferences.

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

Secured over S$3 billion of sustainable financing since 2017. As one of Singapore’s pioneers in real estate and green buildings, we have been proactively aligning our business with global and national goals to mitigate the negative impact of climate change. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions.

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CDL's Integrated Sustainability Report 2022 Zeroes in on Bolder Decarbonisation Targets

3BL Media

Secured over S$3 billion of sustainable financing since 2017. As one of Singapore’s pioneers in real estate and green buildings, we have been proactively aligning our business with global and national goals to mitigate the negative impact of climate change. Leveraging Green Finance to Accelerate Low-Carbon Solutions.

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Sustainability: How Nokia Is Helping Broadband Meet the 1.5°C Target

3BL Media

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels was reaffirmed by the recent meeting of COP26 , an event that highlighted just how crucial it is that everyone acts immediately to avert an environmental catastrophe. Tweet me: Climate change is our greatest challenge yet.