GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

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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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Globally, jobs in the energy sector are projected to increase from 18 million today to 26 million in 2050 if the world cuts carbon to meet the well-below 2°C target set by the Paris Agreement , according to a model created by researchers in Canada and Europe. The new study was published earlier this summer in One Earth.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

dangerous global warming threshold set out in the agreement. As an organisation, the IOC is on track to reduce its carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2024 and is aiming for a 50 per cent reduction by 2030, in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. They noted that, this year, the world surpassed the 1.5C

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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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Thu, 12/17/2020 - 00:20. Looking forward, with customers, investors and policymakers increasing pressure to adhere to the Paris Agreement, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a critical element of maintaining competitiveness. A new Swedish iron processing project could disrupt the global steel industry. Thomas Koch Blank.

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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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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Companies are also broadening the scope of their sustainability reporting, according to the study, which found that reporting on biodiversity has doubled since 2020 to 56% of G250 companies, from 28% in 2020 and 45% in 2022, and to 49% for N100 companies, from 23% in 2020 and 40% in 2022.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 14, 2022

“If the Competition Bureau’s inquiry confirms that RBC’s statements are misleading and false, RBC could be forced to stop advertising itself as supporting the principles of the Paris Agreement and aiming to achieve net-zero emissions targets by 2050.”.

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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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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

Wed, 06/17/2020 - 00:30. Of 167 Nationally Determined Contributions submitted under the Paris Agreement, just 70 include nature-based adaptation actions; the majority of those are in low-income countries. 3 keys for scaling nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. Jonathan Cook.

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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

AUGUST 13, 2020

Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. Fast forward to 2020, and a team of collaborators is hoping to adapt learnings pioneered with RECs to nurture a nascent market for zero-carbon fuels, such as RNG, that buyers including L’Oréal USA and the University of California System are already using to generate renewable thermal energy. Adam Aston.

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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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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Mon, 12/14/2020 - 00:05. December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action. Ateli Iyalla. Out of 727 companies headquartered in the U.S.

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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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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The summit brought together delegates from over 190 countries to negotiate the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework , the implementation of which will require a transformation in the way we produce, consume and trade goods and services that rely on and impact biodiversity. However, the risks from biodiversity loss are enormous.

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