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At COP27, Investors, Companies, and Policymakers Must Accelerate Urgent Action on the Climate and Water Crises To Cut Emissions in Half by 2030

3BL Media

November 3, 2022 /3BL Media/ - ? The risks to global economies, natural systems, and communities are beyond catastrophic if urgent action isn’t taken in the near term to reverse climate change. Co-hosted by AIGCC, CDP, Ceres, IGCC, IIGCC, PRI and UNEP FI. C to help make net zero investment portfolios a reality.

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The SAP Solution Transforming How Businesses Navigate Plastic Regulations

3BL Media

The United Kingdom established plastic taxes in 2022, followed by Spain in 2023. At the same time, businesses themselves are furthering their commitment to sustainable practices through voluntary agreements, such as those proposed by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

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FABLE Consortium co-leads "Transforming food systems" chapter of the 2022 Emissions Gap Report

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN is proud to have contributed to Chapter 6 "Transforming food systems" of UNEP's 2022 Emissions Gap Report thanks to our FABLE Consortium scientific director Aline Mosnier. Only a root-and-branch transformation of our economies and societies can save us from accelerating climate disaster.” C in place. C in place.

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Why Investing in Waste Matters

Chris Hall

Waste management is a big – and growing – business, as the global scale of solid waste generation reaches vast proportions. Every year more than 2 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) is produced across the planet, as shown in the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Global Waste Management Outlook 2024. billion tonnes.

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COP27: A Breakthrough for People and Planet

3BL Media

In the midst of a weakened global economy and the war in Europe continuing to place strain on geopolitical relations, speculation as to whether COP27 could deliver measurable outcomes was a global concern. The 2050 review and LEDS subsequently enabled the revised emissions targets for 2030 in June 2022.

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The Energy Trilemma: Affordability, Security and Climate

Chris Hall

“For me, this was the main outcome from COP26 because it shifted the onus from the politicians and regulators towards the real economy.”. We quickly went from the positivity of COP26 into 2022, which has presented a range of challenges for us all,” said Neil Brown, head of equities at GIB Asset Management. Beast from the east.

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Buyers’ Guide Bids to Build Trust in VCMs

Chris Hall

Current climate pledges by governments are falling short, with the latest analysis by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) putting the world on track for a temperature rise of between 2.4°C To address the emissions gap and keep the 1.5°C