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COP27: A Breakthrough for People and Planet

3BL Media

Serving as a negotiator to the series of Climate Change COP events since COP21 (2015) where the Paris Agreement was adopted, Dr Abdel-Aziz provided the Alliance with exclusive insight into this year’s landmark developments and future prospects. in 2021 to 10,042 TWh, a new all-time high and 2% above the previous record set in 2018.

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ESG Explainer: The Blue Economy

Chris Hall

The global economy relies on the health of the ocean, says Dennis Fritsch, Project Coordinator, Sustainable Blue Economy Finance at the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). UNEP FI is working towards integrating the use of sustainable finance practices in support of ocean health by the global financial community.

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SDSN September 2017 Events Summary

Sustainable Development Network

SDG Global Advocate Dr. Alaa Murabit and UNEP Executive Director Erik Solheim also provided keynote remarks along with several panels focused on SDG implementation. This event was specifically designed to collect cutting edge research that will be critical to helping the world stay within the 2-degree limit, as defined in the Paris Agreement.

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Asset Owners on 1.5°C Pathway Despite Lack of Policy Support

Chris Hall

trillion AUM. “The alliance is doing exactly what it set out to do ,” Remco Fischer, Climate Lead at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), told ESG Investor. Now that the rubber has hit the road, we are showing [how] promises have led to targets and targets have led to members taking action.

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The Adaptation Agenda: Preparing Investors for a 1.5°C+ World

Chris Hall

C objective of the Paris Agreement would of course significantly limit these impacts. As the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) summarises in their Adaptation Gap Report [8], “adapting to climate change makes economic sense” – with the Global Commission on Adaptation estimating a return of US$7.1 5] MunichRe, 2021. 6] Kompas, T.,