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Beyond emissions: The life of a carbon molecule

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But carbon is also moving constantly through the global economy, which historically has been powered by burning fossil fuels for energy. As the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), CO2 plays an outsize role in global climate change — for example, it accounted for 81 percent of U.S. emissions in 2018.

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The State of Green Business 2021

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The report found that "in large companies, there has been a significant increase in terms of the sustainability leader reporting to the CEO, from 19 percent in 2018 to 26 percent today.". That’s changing. Such turmoil easily could have spelled the end, or at least the pause, of anything having to do with business and sustainability.

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Sustainable investing is changing global supply chains: 4 key takeaways

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In Taiwan, where I live and work, a large percentage of companies occupy an important position in the global economy as major suppliers of goods across the industrial spectrum. percent) in 2018. This is relatively higher than the proportion of sustainable investment assets to total AUM of investors in the U.S. Sponsored Article.

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On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action

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December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. These leaders understood the direct linkage between climate change and financial risk. On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action. Ateli Iyalla.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

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With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. Climate Change. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K.

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Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit

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Despite the reductions in air travel and the global economic slowdown caused by the pandemic, climate change sadly has not slowed down this past year. We have only until 2030 to get things on track for a net-zero and nature-positive economy — this should sharpen our minds for action. Climate Change.

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Following the money: A sustainable finance odyssey

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Can ESG data help ensure that they are built in a manner that makes them resilient in a climate-changing world, even mitigate the threats of droughts, floods, hurricanes, wildfires and all of the other calamities in the first place? Sustainable finance can help. trillion annually.

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