Chris Hall

APRIL 23, 2024

Its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reached 467 million tonnes in the year running up to June 2023 – four million tonnes above 2022 figures. For many years, Australia has been considered a climate laggard on the international stage, often appearing near the bottom of global rankings.

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APRIL 14, 2022

As a high-emitting sector, oil and gas companies are under increasing pressure from investors and regulators to set decarbonisation targets that align with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Scope ESG said that “sustainable investment as a share of revenues remains below 2.5% Reducing emissions across all scopes .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2024

His resignation was even more impactful given he is the author of the government-commissioned review, ‘ Mission Zero – Independent review of net zero’ , published in January 2023 and looking at how the UK could deliver on its climate targets in a manner is more affordable, and pro-business.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2023

The High Seas Treaty provides the certainty needed for greater sustainable investment into the ocean, says Karen Sack, Executive Director at the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). They are also cost-effective investments that will help meet the Paris Agreement and Global Biodiversity Framework targets.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This work culminated in a new report, “ Decarbonization Pathways for Paraguay’s Energy Sector ,” published in November of 2021 by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), and co-authored by the Quadracci Sustainable Engineering Lab at Columbia University, and Paraguay-based Centro de Recursos Naturales, Energía y Desarrollo (CRECE).

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JANUARY 31, 2023

In our progress report this year [following the new protocol], we hope to have deeper insights on emissions reductions that can be shared ahead of COP28 and the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement,” said Bolli.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Through SIPs, trustees with 100 or more members are now expected to publicly state their – or their external managers’ – engagement policy and priorities, and explain in detail how they steward their sustainable investments. The DWP will assess whether further guidance is needed in H2 2023. .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2023

Weak economic activity, high interest rates and myriad geopolitical pressures present significant headwinds for private equity, weighing down valuations and slowing investment at a time when the private capital is vital to accelerating the net zero transition. Put simply, the private equity market is in a challenging environment.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 14, 2024

trillion in financing to the fossil fuel industry in the eight years since the Paris Agreement was signed, according to a comprehensive new report. trillion in financing for new fossil fuel expansion projects, investments that put the net-zero goal of the Paris Agreement in jeopardy. In 2023, US$347.5

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

The PRI and TAI plan to publish a report ahead of the PRI in Person 2023 event in October, which will further include a proposed calculation methodology to estimate appropriate levels of resources to both direct and market stewardship activities to have a real-world impact.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 6, 2022

SUMMARY: Aligned With the Paris Agreement and Approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), JetBlue Commits to Reduce Jet Fuel Emissions 50% Per Revenue Tonne Kilometer by 2035 From 2019 Levels. SOURCE: JetBlue Airways.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The new £960 million investment will be provided through a Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support clean energy supply chains across the UK, with investments focused on areas including offshore wind, electricity networks, nuclear, CCUS and hydrogen.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 26, 2024

What sets them apart is their commitment to doing business differently – they’re companies that derive significant revenue from greener products and services, invest in increasingly sustainable projects, and prioritize equity in their operations. More evidence that any company, in any industry, can choose a more sustainable path.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2022

Management of nature-related risks, impacts and dependencies could soon become central to asset owners’ sustainable investment strategies. From Paris to Kunming. The 2015 Paris Agreement set a single goal, of keeping climate change to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, albeit modified in 2018 to 1.5°C Article 2.1.c

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2024

While some Canadian pension funds “made helpful but modest tweaks” to their climate policies in 2023, even the leaders in the field lagged behind international peers in their efforts to build climate urgency into their investment choices and exclude fossil fuels from their portfolios, a watchdog group reports this morning.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Industry experts have stressed the need for simplicity and clarity around Europe’s ESG fund labelling, as the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) consultation deadline looms. The label will also require a transition plan aligned with the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 24, 2022

Consistent data on sovereign climate risks is crucial, says Victoria Barron, ASCOR Chair and Head of Sustainable Investment, BT Pension Scheme. All countries must have a physical risk report and analysis as part of the Paris Agreement, but they all vary. billion at the end of 2020.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2023

times more equity value in fossil fuel production companies (US$880 billion) than in green investments (US$309 billion). Analysing US$16.4 trillion of the assessed asset managers’ equity fund portfolios, the report found that managers hold 2.8 Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ’s portfolio was the most misaligned globally.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

This explainer considers progress made by the IMO to date, how it compares to national efforts, and where investors fit into the sustainable shipping puzzle. The revised 2023 strategy now offers the industry “a clear direction, a common vision, and ambitious targets to guide us to deliver what the world expects from us”, according to Lim.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Eight years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the energy transition remains “stuck”, according to Spaargaren. Pension fund makes case for divestment, against backdrop of increasingly positive climate policy across major markets.

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Chris Hall

JULY 10, 2023

The ‘Sowing Seeds’ report said that despite being prominently mentioned in the Paris Agreement, the social implications of addressing climate change have rarely been taken into account to date by agricultural policy, business or financial sector responses. Further, NatWest has pledged £1.25

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The International Energy Agency’s recent World Energy Employment 2023 report found that employment in carbon capture utilisation and storage including DACCS is set to steadily increase due to the growing number of projects announced from a number of new incentives for pilot carbon sequestration projects, notably driven by the US IRA.

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Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2024

Europe’s new code – As Ursula von der Leyen mulled over the composition of her top team for the next five years , the European Commission’s incoming finance chief was already getting advice on the future of sustainable investment. Three agencies are organising a series of six events – dubbed the NDCs 3.0

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. Critically, assessing nature risks is undoubtedly a more multi-faceted process than counting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

Louis Bromfield, Lead Sustainable Investment Associate at Foresight Capital Management, says that investors need to pay attention to SAFs, with aviation representing “one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonise”. Trouble on the tarmac A key challenge in scaling up SAFs comes from production.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The GBF’s Goal D, on implementation, contained an unambiguous commitment to aligning public and private financial flows to its overall objectives, with supporting language in the enabling targets, analogous to the Paris Agreement clauses that put climate change on the global agenda in 2015. “We

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BlackRock, Invesco, Franklin Templeton, SUSI Partners, AXA IM Alts, Octopus, KGAL and M&G. . The deal will see ten wind turbines built and in be operation by the end of 2023.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 16, 2023

The most damning report of all, the IPCC AR6 Synthesis report , confirmed policy action remains insufficient to achieve the commitments made under the Paris Agreement , with the world hurtling towards a 1.5°C C by 2050, the report said. C overshoot. “1.5°C

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

Over the course of 2022-2023, the TPT will be making recommendations, preparing detailed sectoral templates, creating guidance on third-party verification, and producing a pathway for future work on transition plans for consultation. . C of global warming promised by signatories of the Paris Agreement. .

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 14:05. BloombergNEF has analyzed these and other key developments, and here we look forward to what might be coming in 2023. As road and air traffic rebound, the International Energy Agency estimates China’s 2023 oil demand to climb by about 0.78

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2024

In June 2023, CA100+ launched its second phase which saw focus shift from corporate climate-related disclosure to the adoption of climate transition plans for corporates. Since July 2023, 85 signatories have joined while only around 20 have voluntarily withdrawn.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

According to analysts Circle Economy, adding circular economy solutions to countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement will enable global temperature rises to be kept “well below” 2?C. “It is a resilient system that is good for business, people and the environment,” says the Foundation.

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ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2025

International investment manager M&G Investments announced that it will adopt the new Sustainability Improvers label introduced by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR)for its Sustain Paris Aligned range of climate mitigation-focused investment funds.

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Chris Hall

MAY 25, 2023

“We are at a crucial point for asset managers; we are going to see some polarisation in the corporate positions [they take] in the US,” said Mark Versey, CEO at Aviva Investors, speaking at the UK Investment Association’s ‘ Sustainability and Responsible Investment Conference 2023: Resilience in Adversity ’ on 25 May. He said that two clear ends (..)

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

That’s three times better than the average large publicly traded company with more than US$1 billion in overall revenue, which earned 16% of its revenue from sustainable sources. When it comes to sustainable investments, it’s the same story. trillion).

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2025

Carbon Tracker identified ties between NZAM members and laggard oil and gas majors , with 25 members alongside 65 non-NZAM signatories collectively investing US$417 billion into 15 of the worlds largest oil and gas companies in 2023.

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