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To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success

GreenBiz

To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success. Mon, 09/28/2020 - 01:30. Reaching the 2015 Paris Agreement goals requires bold action from all sectors and levels of our society. However, at the scale of countries, cities, institutions and companies, defining net-zero emissions is tricky.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century.

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future

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Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02. billion company’s new commitment to achieve net-zero status for its own operations by the end of this decade. . Heather Clancy. How does BCG's new pledges compare with other leading business consulting firms?

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HSBC to stop financing new oil and gas fields except in Canada

Corporate Knights

HSBC announced last week that it will continue to support production in existing fields to provide an “orderly transition” to a net-zero world by 2050. HSBC will maintain its financing and investment in existing oil and gas fields at 2020 levels through 2030 and then reduce it by half by 2050.

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HSBC Launches Net Zero Transition Plan

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HSBC announced today the launch of its first Net Zero Transition Plan, outlining the global bank’s strategy to finance and support the transition to net zero, and to meet the climate goals it has set over the past few years. Click here to access the HSBC Net Zero Transition Plan.

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Sofidel Commits to Net Zero by 2050

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The Net Zero goal, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the subsequent removal of residual emissions to as close to zero as possible along the entire value chain , is at the heart of the European Green Deal and considered crucial to limiting global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Better Together: The Climate Pledge

GreenBiz

Join us for a conversation about the power of companies (big and small) coming together to tackle the climate crisis, and hear why Global Optimism and Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge—a bold commitment to become net zero carbon by 2040—10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. . Thu, 08/20/2020 - 08:42.