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To Meet Net Zero, Prioritize ESG Laggards

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DESCRIPTION: On the heels of COP26, investors are not only thinking about the climate-related risks of companies within their portfolios, but they are also considering whether to make new investments or maintain existing investments in high-emitting companies or countries going forward. SOURCE: Franklin Templeton.

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7 Companies Leading the Net Zero Energy Revolution

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DESCRIPTION: Last year marked a global shift in corporations adopting low-carbon and net-zero pledges as experts at the United Nations Climate Change Conference , COP26, declared that the climate crisis is at a critical inflection point. SOURCE: Antea Group. C commitment and 7,126 companies have joined the Race to Zero.

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EU Guidance on Net Zero Cooperation Due in Q2 2022

Chris Hall

Following a consultation initiated in September 2020, the Commission has accepted the need to provide clarity on the circumstances in which cooperation on sustainability-related objectives is permissible. “The Commission has been quite open about wanting to see competition as a tool for delivering sustainability goals,” said Kirrage.

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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

GreenBiz

Wed, 07/22/2020 - 02:00. From companies looking to select cleaner manufacturing suppliers, to investors seeking to divest from polluting industries, to consumers making choices about which businesses to patronize, one thing is clear: a reliable way to measure where emissions are coming from is necessary," they wrote. Heather Clancy.

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Edison International 2021 Sustainability Report: Climate Change Mitigation

3BL Media

California required SCE and other investorowned utilities to divest the majority of their generation assets beginning in the late 1990s in order to promote competitive energy pricing. Among other things, SCE divested from and terminated all contracts with coal-burning resources and, since 2015, has had no coal in its specified portfolio.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

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. Australia adopted an economy-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050 in the run-up to COP26. What are Australia’s stated net zero goals?

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

Less than a third of Americans (31%) currently believe there was widespread fraud in the 2020 U.S. The fossil fuels divestment movement continues to grow and as indicated in a recent report by DivestInvest, 1,500 investment institutions, responsible for $39.2 trillion in assets, have committed to divest. percent of the nation.