GreenBiz

AUGUST 20, 2020

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. Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:00.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Thu, 10/29/2020 - 00:10. are facing growing pressure to clean up their lobbying activity, with a host of institutional investors this week issuing an urgent call to 47 of the largest greenhouse gas emitters to disclose how their corporate advocacy aligns with the most ambitious climate goals of the Paris Agreement.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Mon, 10/26/2020 - 00:05. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and has received flak over its failure to come up with a detailed, ambitious plan to decarbonize in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. percent by 2020, and as such the OGCI has set a stricter goal of 0.2 Michael Holder. percent by 2025.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

In 2020, Shell announced a commitment to achieve net zero in its operations by 2050, and in 2021, the company launched its Powering Progress strategy , detailing how it will achieve its target to be a net-zero energy business by 2050 across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, with initiatives including investing in renewable and clean energy solutions.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

trillion (all figures in US dollars) in financing for the worst climate offender, the fossil fuel industry, in the Global South since the Paris Agreement on climate change was enacted in 2016. It found that banks have provided an estimated $3.2 Together, that amounts to an average of $513 billion a year – or more than 20 times the $22.5

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The stakes are high — how can we ensure the new nationally determined contributions raise confidence that we are on track to a 1.5 degree C world?

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02. McKinsey & Company declared carbon neutrality in 2018 and has set emissions reductions in line with the Paris Agreement, including a 60 percent reduction in purchased energy by 2030 and by 90 percent by 2050. Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 01:40. For the first time, those organizations have the opportunity to verify their emissions reduction plans against the goals of the Paris Agreement. Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change? Joel Makower. Follow the money, indeed. Corporate Strategy.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 19, 2022

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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3BL Media

JUNE 6, 2022

Achieving the transformational targets in the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals in this decisive decade requires all companies to truly embed ESG issues into the core of their business,” said Dave Armon, CEO of 3BL Media. Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies: 2022, 2021, 2020.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When Bernard Looney became CEO of BP in 2020, he promised to reinvent the British oil major as a “leaner, faster-moving and lower-carbon company.” Last week, BP said it will cut its Scope 3 emissions by only 20% to 30% by the end of the decade – a significant reversal from its original 35% to 40% target announced in 2020.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Mon, 07/27/2020 - 00:15. environmental NGO Sierra Club, hailed the move as "a major step in the right direction" for Morgan Stanley, and said all banks claiming to support the goals of the Paris Agreement also should follow suit. Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments. Michael Holder.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Tue, 11/24/2020 - 00:40. Specifically, JPMorgan Chase announced in October that it would shape its financing portfolio in three key sectors to align with the Paris Agreement; three days later, HSBC announced its statement of net-zero ambition. Taking stock of Chase, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley's recent climate commitments.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Mon, 09/28/2020 - 00:00. The sustainability manager saw this as an excellent starting point to set science-based targets for a reduction in emissions, with the targets reflecting the Paris Agreement and carbon reduction plans for countries in which the company did business. Steven Bullock.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Wed, 09/16/2020 - 01:30. Even with decarbonizing the electric and transportation sector, to reach long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, the United States would need an 80 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide emissions by 2050. Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes. Myisha Majumder.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Fri, 10/02/2020 - 00:30. We have the blueprints to make this happen, from the Paris Agreement to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, but we need people who can get us there. 7 roles to create sustainable success. Ellen Weinreb. As they say, a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

clean energy sectors showed strong resilience in 2020, continuing a decade-long growth trend, BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) find in their annual joint report. energy accelerated in 2020 and the benefits will be felt for years to come.”. Electricity Generation By Fuel Type in 2020.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:45. HSBC is targeting net-zero in operations and supply chain by 2030; it also seeks to align its portfolio of investments with the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. HSBC invests in world’s first ‘reef credit’ system. Jesse Klein.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 02:03. We have to cut carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, and we have to find new ways to think more in line with the circular economy," Furnes said. How the digital wave is contributing to the rise of sustainable fisheries. Myisha Majumder.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A laundry list of corporate pledges and climate solutions are on discussion boards here, and one message comes up again and again: there is no meeting Paris Agreement climate targets without halting forest loss. . It’s all part of the drum-beating prelude to the 27th UN climate summit taking place in Egypt this November.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place. Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping.

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GreenBiz

MAY 13, 2020

Wed, 05/13/2020 - 02:57. year planning process, aren’t officially science-based targets but they are "more aggressive" than the 2 degrees Celsius reduction scenarios suggested by the Paris Agreement, according to ADM’s chief sustainability officer, Alison Taylor. Watch for ADM to pioneer biofuels, more carbon capture projects.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2024

COP21 in 2015 produced the historic Paris Agreement, while last year’s COP28 brought agreement on the need to phase out the use of fossil fuels. As sport globally is increasingly affected by climate change, the IOC has taken a leading role in driving climate action among the sports community.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Northern Lights project was launched in late 2020, as the transport and storage component of Longship, the Norwegian Government’s full-scale carbon capture and storage project.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Fri, 10/30/2020 - 00:10. She chats about JPMorgan Chase's new financing commitment aligned with the Paris Agreement, how it's helping clients with their carbon mitigation journeys, and its strategy for supporting stronger community resilience. . Episode 243: VERGE voices with Apple's Lisa Jackson, 350.org's org's Bill McKibben.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 00:30. Since then, the asset manager backed two proposals at the annual general meetings of both Chevron and Exxon, related to the manner these companies conduct themselves in relation to Paris Agreement targets. Whether pandemic or climate crisis, you better get your data right. Paolo Natali. Why do this?

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 10, 2021

JPMorgan Chase announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality across its operations in 2020 and unveiled a new set of targets towards its goal to align its financing activities with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. Read the full story at ESG Today. Read more →

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Fri, 09/25/2020 - 01:00. From an emissions standpoint, Climate Week 2020 may go in the books as the greenest of all time. . Signatories agree to implement decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement. First stop: Climate commitments. Next stop: Climate action? Sarah Golden. Sessions and panels were virtual.

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ESG Today

MARCH 28, 2023

It equips them with a new tool to assess the level of issuers alignment with climate change mitigation, adaptation, and low-carbon transition objectives, which will be fundamental to contributing towards meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement.”

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3BL Media

AUGUST 12, 2024

International Olympic Committee news The Games are the first to be fully aligned with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s strategic roadmap, Olympic Agenda 2020, with sustainability and legacy driving every aspect of their planning and delivery.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement. But not all GHG reductions are equal. Top Company Profile. Making the cut. BY Naomi Buck. Read article.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

A group of 27 institutional investors representing more than $4 trillion in assets under management announced today that they have co-filed a shareholder resolution at Shell, urging the energy giant to set Paris Agreement-aligned medium-term target to reduce emissions arising from the use of its products.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The World Biogas Summit 2020 will open on 6 October with a keynote address by the Rt. David Newman, WBA President, said: “We are honoured to welcome Lord Deben to the World Biogas Summit 2020. ” world-biogas-summit.com The post SPONSORED CONTENT: CCC Chair to open World Biogas Summit 2020 first appeared on Envirotec.

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ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2022

By 2030, Euronext aims to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 market-based greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from a 2020 baseline, and Scope 3 travel emissions by at least 46.2% C compared to pre-industrial levels, as set out in the Paris Agreement. from a 2019 baseline.

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3BL Media

JULY 8, 2024

Since its initial project phase, Olympic House has striven to meet the highest sustainability standards, in line with the IOC’s strategic roadmap Olympic Agenda 2020 and Olympic Agenda 2020+5. This has meant prioritising resource efficiency, circular economy, respectful integration into the local landscape and user comfort.

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ESG Today

JULY 17, 2024

The launch of the new unit follows the release earlier this year by HSBC 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.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

return to the Paris Agreement , and on energy issues including the international energy response to the war in Ukraine. From 2017 through 2020, Nakagawa worked as Director of Climate Strategy for climate tech-focused private equity firm Princeville Capital.

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