Corporate Knights

JANUARY 23, 2024

In 2017, Shell sponsored polar explorer Robert Swan and his son on an expedition to the South Pole to promote biofuel. It dismissed a petition that circulated at COP26, asking it to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. Photos of the journey were beamed out on Shell’s Twitter account.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 27, 2022

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. The need to limit global warming to 1.5

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Since 2017, donor nations have met only 54% on average of the amounts needed in extreme weather-related appeals, leaving a shortfall estimated at between US$28 and $33 billion.”. An increasing number of countries now support the idea of averting loss and damage through mitigation, and minimizing losses through climate change adaptation.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Aviation emissions meanwhile grew 6 per cent in 2017 to 2.1 ” The specialist in Planning and Infrastructure Consenting highlighted: “November’s COP26 conference in Glasgow is a major opportunity to showcase what Scottish policy makers are doing to decarbonise the transport sector, and it must be seized.”

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3BL Media

JUNE 6, 2022

Since 2017 Justin has focused largely on the role decarbonization of gas can play in achieving rapid and sustainable decarbonization. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Loughborough University and is a graduate from the Florence School of Regulators and a member of the UK Foreign Office’s Trade Professionals.

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2022

To date, investors have mostly focused on climate mitigation through reduced emissions, but the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) took a step toward adaptation. Kashf used our financing to launch its first rural product in 2017, a livestock loan called Kashf Mahweshi Karza.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In 2017, there were 884 cases brought in 24 countries. The years following COP26 will see a proliferation of international and domestic climate change and sustainability policy and regulation to which there will also be a corresponding increase in the number of related disputes globally.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Contractors lay pipe at the Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility in Nevada in 2017. At COP26, commitments were made to end support for the fossil fuel energy this year. About 20% institutional investors had invested in renewables indirectly through funds, while no more than 1% had invested directly. Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL).

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Normal 0 false false false FR X-NONE AR-SA About FABLE In late 2017, SDSN and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) launched the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land Use and Energy (FABLE) Pathways Consortium to bring together leading research institutions forming more than 20 country and regional teams.

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Strategic Sustainability Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This focus on a green economy can, in part, be attributed to 2021 meetings including the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Impact Development Summit , the UN General Assembly , and COP26 , where discussions were focused on making a concerted shift toward a green economy around the globe. However this isn’t totally new.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

The coal mining industry contributes significantly to global methane emissions and is responsible for around 33% of all fossil fuel related emissions of methane from 2008-2017. Methane emissions from coal mining. It is therefore critical to implement policies aimed at reducing methane emissions as a key to combating climate change.

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

In addition, CDPQ has reduced the carbon intensity of its corporate portfolio by 59% compared to 2017, when it released its inaugural SI strategy. Back in 2017, CDPQ’s SI strategy covered the whole portfolio, with targets on investing in green assets and reducing its carbon intensity.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 30, 2023

Much of its £14 billion debt pile was built up under the ownership of Australian bank Macquarie, but its current investors – including Canada’s OMERS and the UK’s USS – have not seen a dividend since buying into the company in 2017. They’ve also agreed to fund an eight-year transformation programme to the tune of £1.5

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Chris Hall

APRIL 28, 2023

When I attended COP26 (Glasgow) in 2021, the momentum had increased, and I could see that the UN’s Race to Zero was gaining traction.” The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) was formed at COP25, with the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA), Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and umbrella group GFANZ all formed during COP26.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

The Department for Transport’s ‘Freight Carbon Review 2017’ estimates that 23.5% COP26 will no doubt propel efforts further, and the UK is already reaching several key milestones in the net zero journey. Many severely underestimate the hidden cost of the UK’s logistics model.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The IMF estimated pre-tax subsidies (both consumer and producer) at US$305 billion in 2015, declining to US$295 billion in 2017, reflecting changes in international energy prices and subsidy reforms. trillion in 2017. Post-tax energy subsidies were estimated at US$4.7 trillion in 2015 and at US$5.2 degrees Celsius pathways.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

According to Convergence, asset managers accounted for only 11% of commercial participation in blended transactions from 2017-2019, with was down from 15% across 2014-2019. Historically, these obstacles have reduced activity and appetite among asset managers.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

billion in commitments across five blended finance vehicles since 2017. To support emerging market climate transitions, developed countries and private investors are drawing up an ambitious blueprint, but is it working?

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

in 2017, when the assessments began. The findings form part of international conservation charity ZSL’s latest SPOTT assessment of a 100 timber and pulp producers, processors and traders on the public disclosure of ESG data related to their organisation, policies and practices. in 2019 to 24.1%

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Chris Hall

JUNE 5, 2023

The TCFD’s recommendations were published in June 2017 and have since gained widespread recognition and adoption by companies, investors, and governments globally.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

The London Stock Exchange has published a public consultation on the market rules for its planned voluntary carbon market, first announced at COP26 last November, which will provide access to publicly traded carbon funds focused on investing in climate mitigation projects.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The UK hosted COP26 in 2021 and, therefore, wanted to be viewed as a climate leader. “It Fundamental disconnect Mandatory TCFD reporting particularly has annoyed and frustrated many pension funds – especially as some believe it was introduced simply to satisfy the politics of the time.

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Tobias Webb

MAY 6, 2021

In 2017, Unilever promised that its plastic packaging would contain at least 25% post-consumer resin recycled plastic by 2025. For Chung, with COP26 taking place, the US re-entering the Paris Agreement and China fully committed, 2021 is the year for delivering on the climate. “We

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GreenBiz

MARCH 17, 2021

The TCFD, created by the G20 Financial Stability Board, issued its disclosure recommendations back 2017. Britain , New Zealand and Switzerland already have moved forward with unprecedented speed to require disclosures aligned with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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Sustainable Round Table

MARCH 1, 2023

CDP, “New report shows just 100 companies are source of over 70% of emissions,” July 10, 2017. To answer that question, in the final days of COP27, I published Dignity First Climate Leadership. link] Oxford Language : Dignity: the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Sumit, Jeannie, and Vincent discuss the actual impact of climate pledges post-COP26, the means to accelerate the energy transition, and how private-public partnerships are playing a key role in it. Since 2017, he has taken on the role to develop global thought leadership and perspective on the Energy Transition.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

At the COP26 climate conference in November, the United Nations identified hydrogen as the “backbone” of our clean energy future. firm moved into cannabis products in 2017, annual revenues have nearly doubled. Founded in 2017, Calgary-based Eavor Technologies plans to tap that heat. Next Hydrogen. Growth rate*: 8,800%.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

Since 2017, SCE has published policy papers outlining our analysis, recommendations and the cross-sector collaboration needed to achieve California’s climate goals. Edison International Participates in COP26. SCE has exceeded its state-mandated energy efficiency targets year-over-year for the past decade. Thought Leadership.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Founded in 2017, LongPath’s provides scalable technology to monitor and quantify methane emissions, enabling operators to tailor measurement frequency, quantification rigor, detection thresholds as well as alert modality to match facility types, operational goals, and budget constraints. .”

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Sustainable Round Table

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Answering A Question From COP26: “Hell Yes”. Jim Boyle, CEO of Sustainability Roundtable Inc, as a delegate of the Sustainable Innovation Forum at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. UN News, “COP26: Enough of ‘treating nature like a toilet’ – Guterres brings stark call for climate action to Glasgow,” United Nations, November 1, 2021.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Rahman graduated from Newfoundland’s Memorial University as a licensed engineer in 2017; by 2021, he was one of three Canadians appointed to the World Energy Council’s Future Energy Leaders program. We are leaders, we are scientists, and we are ready to contribute and make change.”

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James Militzer

MARCH 9, 2022

Most farmers in Rwanda are dependent on rainwater for irrigation: Based on our calculations, in 2017, only 2% used machine-powered irrigation, and nearly all of that was fueled by diesel. In 2020 we completed our Solar Irrigation Rwanda program to help develop a new market for the country’s smallholder farmers.

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Chris Hall

JULY 20, 2022

As a result, CO2 emissions are concentrated: s ix countries – South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Nigeria – were responsible for 84% of emissions from electricity generation in 2017. . Transition opportunities also vary across Africa.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) was launched in November 2021 at the COP26 climate conference, with the goal to develop IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards to provide investors with information about companies’ sustainability risks and opportunities.

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