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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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Canada is falling behind in global race to attract sustainable investments: Guilbeault

Corporate Knights

Canada is lagging in its efforts to drive private capital into sustainable investments to finance solutions on climate change and other environmental challenges. German-based consortium Climate Action Tracker rates Canada’s climate-finance policies as “highly insufficient” – essentially a D grade.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

Climate Action Tracker described the amended goal a “significant step forward from the previous 26% reduction target” but said a 60% reduction was needed to put Japan on a 1.5°C We are working on moving from a comply-or-explain to a mandatory approach for certain ESG disclosure by asset managers.

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New Roadmap for “Drastic” Response to Global Stocktake

Chris Hall

C are far behind the “pace and scale” required, with experts calling for policymakers to close the global gap in climate action at COP28 later this month. Efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C

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Leading by Example

Chris Hall

In March 2023, the UAE confirmed its net zero target as a domestic policy objective by signing the ‘ UAE Governments Net Zero 2050 Charter ’. In March 2023, the UAE confirmed its net zero target as a domestic policy objective by signing the ‘ UAE Governments Net Zero 2050 Charter ’.

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Pace of Policy Response to Quicken

Chris Hall

In March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) AR6 synthesis report noted that, while there are “tried and tested” policy measures that can achieve deep greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions and build climate resilience, they will only have an impact if “scaled and applied globally”.