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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

GreenBiz

Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote. Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:30. Unilever has become one of the first multinational companies in the world to publish a corporate net-zero action plan for oversight by its shareholders, as it prepares to put the climate strategy to an advisory vote at its upcoming AGM in early May.

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To Meet Net Zero, Prioritize ESG Laggards

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: On the heels of COP26, investors are not only thinking about the climate-related risks of companies within their portfolios, but they are also considering whether to make new investments or maintain existing investments in high-emitting companies or countries going forward. Engaging for Net Zero.

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UAE Plans to Invest $54 Billion by 2030 to Meet Sustainable Energy Demand

ESG Today

Speaking at the ADIPEC energy industry conference in Abu Dhabi, Al Mazrouei said that the investments will aim to “decarbonise our economy and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050,” according to state-owned media outlet Emirates News Agency. The UAE is one of the world’s largest oil producers, with average production of approximately 3.2

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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Thu, 07/15/2021 - 00:01. Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. We need to put a lot of zeros on the "More than 1,000 businesses" in order to get to a net-zero carbon economy.

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World Energy Outlook 2021: Transition to renewables not fast enough for net-zero targets

Renewable Energy World

The International Energy Agency called for "unmistakable" action by world leaders to reduce emissions ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Conference , warning that the global transition to renewable energy isn't happening quickly enough to meet net-zero goals. The global average temperature rise in 2100 is held to 2.1°C

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Divesting works: Study finds ditching fossil stocks lowers corporate footprints

Corporate Knights

Just before the launch of COP26, the UN climate conference in November, the DivestInvest network calculated that endowments, portfolios and pension funds worth nearly US$40 trillion have now committed to divesting their fossil fuel holdings. Eroding public support for the sector has been considered valuable work in itself.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K. As the U.K.

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