Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The number of countries and companies that have made commitments to transition their activities to net-zero emissions has increased dramatically. Many of these economies are currently more dependent on fossil fuel use than developed ones, which means that in the race to reach net zero emissions, the playing field isn’t level.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) will be delivering half of the financial commitments made to Indonesia and Vietnam. 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

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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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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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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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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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Clearly, current incentives do not sit well alongside the UK’s net zero ambitions. But the UK’s approach is seen as half-hearted at best, and it certainly deviates from the position outlined in the IEA’s Net Zero by 2050 analysis, which says oil and gas exploration must cease after 2021. “If trillion in 2017.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

The phase out of non-hybrid or non-electric vehicles forms part of an ongoing shift towards a greener transport industry, in part driven by government net zero initiatives. The Department for Transport’s ‘Freight Carbon Review 2017’ estimates that 23.5% Many severely underestimate the hidden cost of the UK’s logistics model.

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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

MARCH 9, 2022

A paper from the UN convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) argues that much more private capital can flow to climate adaption and mitigation projects in emerging markets via blended finance solutions. The public-private partnerships (PPPs) often used to finance infrastructure, for example, are another form of debt.”.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

Instead, they see our net-zero targets slipping away and they feel betrayed. The list’s sheer variety confirms climate experts’ contention that net-zero will create infinite opportunities for entrepreneurs and inventors with vision, grit and persistence. But daunting challenges bring out the best in people.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In the first episode of the podcast series, host, Sumit Bose , journalist, broadcaster, and founder of future Net Zero , is joined by policy expert, Jeannie Salo , USA Government Relations SVP, and sustainability expert, Vincent Petit , Head of the Schneider ElectricTM Sustainability Research Institute.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

These goals include net-zero GHG emissions economywide by 2045 and net-negative emissions thereafter, along with a 40% reduction in statewide GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% by 2050. SCE’s Long History of Clean Energy Action. Thought Leadership.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

“It is never about the individual, but the collective,” says Jodi-Ann Jue Xuan Wang, 26, the daughter of first-generation immigrants who advises investors and governments on an equitable transition to net-zero. She specializes in climate policy and finance, advising investors and governments on an equitable transition to net-zero.

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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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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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