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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. government gears up to host critical COP26 climate talks in Glasgow in 2021 and repeatedly asserts its world-leading climate reputation as it attempts to steer a green recovery from the coronavirus, it could be argued that the U.K.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016. These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. Significant progress.

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SDSN Reflects on an Impactful 2021!

Sustainable Development Network

All this work was featured in our virtual Zero Emissions Solutions Conference alongside the first week of COP26. SDSN signed a partnership agreement with the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) to collaborate in the coming years on areas of common interest, including around national net-zero strategies, pathways and policies.

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Climate policy advocacy is incredibly powerful, but businesses must do more

We Mean Business Coalition

But to build a business case for deep and long-term investments, drive scale and turn targets into concrete action, companies rely on governments to provide an enabling policy environment and level playing field. . C according to Climate Action Tracker. To keep the world on track for 1.5°C

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ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge

Chris Hall

Other binding targets include increasing the share of days with good air quality in cities up to 87.5% (from 87% in 2020) and increasing forest coverage to 24.1%. At the Leaders Climate Summit in April 2021, President Xi Jinping announced that China would control coal generation until 2025 when it will start to gradually phase it out.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

Despite suffering severe impacts from climate change, Australia remains married to coal, but alternative energy opportunities are emerging. During the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires, more than 24 million hectares of land was burnt and 33 people died, followed by a further 450 fatalities from illnesses linked to smoke inhalation.

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What is COP26? Here’s how global climate negotiations work and what’s expected from the Glasgow summit

Renewable Energy World

Here’s what’s happening behind closed doors and why people are concerned that COP26 might not meet its goals. What is COP26? F), to avoid catastrophic climate change. COP26 stands for the 26th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC. The United Kingdom, partnering with Italy, is hosting COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct.

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