Corporate Knights

JANUARY 25, 2023

But in the blistering summer of 2018, there was nothing celebratory about the Rhine. The shrivelled Rhine of 2018 became a harbinger of the devastating impact that climate change will have on the backbone of the German economy. German industry, which uses the Rhine as a transportation lifeline, also suffered.

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Climate Change Net Zero Stranded Assets Shipping 317

Corporate Knights

MARCH 20, 2023

A stark choice between climate stability and global devastation is the constant drumbeat from a landmark report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Already, “widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere , and biosphere have occurred,” the report says.

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Climate Change Stranded Assets Decarbonize Paris Agreement 287

3BL Media

MARCH 25, 2022

DESCRIPTION: ESG in Action As climate change intensifies, so do the physical and transition risks to industries and companies. But how do investors quantify those changes? Historically, they’ve measured a portfolio’s climate impact based on its carbon footprint or weighted average carbon intensity. By Sara Rosner.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 19, 2024

Those current climate projections prompted world leaders at the last UN climate summit, COP28 in Dubai, to agree to “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner” to avoid the worst of climate change. But carbon capture remains unproven and expensive – a $2.4-billion

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Stranded Assets Net Zero Development Banking 182

Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

increase in 2021, the Canadian Climate Institute reported in February). The announcement also connects to an international initiative under which Canada and Argentina launched a peer review of each other’s fossil fuel subsidies in 2018. That work was meant to conclude by 2020. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets?

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Paris Agreement Bend the Curve Carbon Offsets Stranded Assets 246

Chris Hall

JANUARY 3, 2024

Rasmussen expects the scheme to meet its target – self-imposed, but in line with the protocol set by the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) – to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its listed equities and corporate bonds by 45% by the end of 2024, from a 2018 base.

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Net Zero Paris Agreement Stranded Assets Climate Change 72

Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

Launched in 2018, they act as a global guiding framework for banks, insurers and investors. This means that businesses that use or generate renewable resources, preserve marine ecosystems, reduce pollution and increase resilience to climate change will be incentivised, while others will need to reduce their environmental footprint,” it said.

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