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Study reveals 'explosion' in climate-related litigation since 2020

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Report details increased diversity of climate litigation since the Paris Agreement, leading to indirect impacts on corporate decision-making regardless of courtroom success.

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Coronavirus could trigger 'largest ever annual fall in CO2' in 2020

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But an analysis suggests the likely reduction in CO2 still would be far off goals of the Paris Agreement.

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

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Mon, 09/28/2020 - 01:30. Reaching the 2015 Paris Agreement goals requires bold action from all sectors and levels of our society. In this refreshed, robust definition, a strategy for “Net-Zero” greenhouse gas emissions can earn its capital letters if it is: Fully-scoped , Science-based , Paris Agreement-compliant and Cumulative.

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

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Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46. While the pledge provides limited detail on the measures it will take to slash the carbon emissions of its portfolio or operations, the bank said it would establish "clear, measurable pathways" to net-zero using the Paris Agreement's Capital Transition Assessment Tool (PACTA). Cecilia Keating.

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Coca-Cola on board with emphasizing human impact

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Mon, 10/12/2020 - 00:15. If 2020 has shown us anything it is the interconnectedness of the challenges that we face. Coca-Cola on board with emphasizing human impact. Heather Clancy. The importance of setting science-based corporate strategies to address climate change is irrefutable. Is your CEO personally committed?

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3 big trends headlining a tumultuous year in food

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Fri, 12/11/2020 - 01:45. billion in alternative proteins during 2020, according to the latest data from the Good Food Institute. When experts at CDP, a nonprofit that tracks sustainability commitments, surveyed 479 food and ag companies , only 75 reported having emissions commitments in line with the Paris Agreement.

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Better Together: The Climate Pledge

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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.