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Cost parity for sustainable shipping fuels achievable by 2035

Envirotec Magazine

iii Transporting 80% of world trade, shipping is the engine room of the global economy. However, despite being the most efficient and environmental way to transport goods, it emits 2% of global emissions, equivalent to the annual emissions of Japan. Without action, this could increase by more than 45% by 2050.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8

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Creativity and Collaboration Vital to Finance Nature

Chris Hall

Mobilising new capital and working to re-direct existing capital is a vital part of efforts to create a Brazilian – and global economy – that is fit for the long term. It’s part of our fiduciary duty to be at the forefront of efforts to scale up and re-allocate capital. Yet the world is changing.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

On 7 July, at the 80 th Meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), IMO member states endorsed the regulator’s ‘ 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships ’. What progress has the IMO made? C carbon budget by 2032. However, the sector will remain around 1.7°C lb) and sulphur dioxide (US$18/lb).

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The “Ripple Effect” of Universal Ownership

Chris Hall

Charlotta Dawidowski Sydstrand , Head of ESG at AP7, explains how universal owner s can exert collaborative pressure to drive sustainable outcomes in the global economy. This, says Sydstrand, creates a “ripple effect” in the global economy.

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A deep dive into the rise of non-financial reporting and what it means for business

We Mean Business Coalition

As part of our deep dive into the diversity of these standards and their utility, we’ve distilled what you need to know, from the interesting differences between the standards to what they mean for scope 3 reporting. At the end of May 2024, over half of the global economy by GDP was using or taking steps to introduce the International Sustainability (..)

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

We must grasp the opportunity of the Global Stocktake to establish it as a key moment to raise climate ambition in the 2030 targets, by 2023 at the latest. It makes no long-term sense to continue pumping money into an asset that is already destined to eventually have no value — a stranded asset. ANALYSIS: NEWS: .

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