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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Reports from InfluenceMap and Transparency International have explored how some industry groups historically have lobbied to obstruct meaningful climate change action in the shipping sector, and green groups have alleged that vested fossil fuel interests continue to play an oversized role in IMO negotiations. . Climate Change.

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SDSN Reflects on an Impactful 2021!

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN had a busy 2021 where a number of our networks, programs, and teams supported the progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. SDG Academy The SDG Academy opened its second office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in July 2021.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016. These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment.

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Climate in Motion

Chris Hall

Canadian Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull outlines the importance of building consensus to stimulate debate on environmental issues and accelerate climate-related policy. Canada has made slow progress on tackling climate change.

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Our Sustainable Development Report Card Has Arrived. Did We Pass? 

Sustainable Development Network

From jobs to climate change to reducing health disparities, our needs are many and investments to meet those needs will require mobilizing significant resources. Major efforts are also needed to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss (SDGs 12–15) in the US and abroad. They are humanity’s goals for 2030.

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ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge

Chris Hall

China’s 14 th Five Year Plan , which was approved in March 2021, targets a decline in energy and carbon intensity of 13.5% At the Leaders Climate Summit in April 2021, President Xi Jinping announced that China would control coal generation until 2025 when it will start to gradually phase it out. limit for global warming.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

Despite suffering severe impacts from climate change, Australia remains married to coal, but alternative energy opportunities are emerging. Many of the communities dealing with this recent flooding have already had to deal with a range of cascading climate events in recent years.