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At the close of every year, the conscience of the world goes on display at the annual United Nations ClimateChange Conference. In 2024, COP29 must dig itself out of a bigger hole. The conference begins November 11 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, a shaky petrostate that earns 92% of its export revenue from oil and gas.
November 25, 2024 /3BL/ - Ceres President and CEO Mindy Lubber issued the following statement after COP29, as global negotiators at the climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, finalized an agreement to help keep the world on track to reduce pollution dangerously overheating the planet. Backsliding on U.S.
Former chair of the Committee on ClimateChange Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climatechange.
The new decarbonization goal, to be officially presented at the COP29 climate conference currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, will form Brazil’s second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the ParisAgreement.
With global attention focused on Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad), the event organizers have used the opportunity to highlight efforts to make the games more sustainable. Athletes have also expressed concerns about the threats posed to competitors by climatechange.
International Olympic Committee news This will enable the IOC to engage more effectively with the global efforts to address climatechange, underscoring its commitment to reducing emissions and to leveraging the role of sport as an “important enabler” for the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “We
A landmark resolution endorsed by 175 states has kickstarted negotiations of a world-first treaty for ending plastic pollution, due to be finalised before the end of 2024. The basis for such an agreement was made possible by growing public support for action, as well as shrinking opposition from the chemical and other industries.
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The firm said that by the end of 2024, it had reduced emissions from its own operations by 53% compared with 2019, and with its goal to achieve net positive carbon contribution by 2030, it aims for the amount of high-quality carbon removal credits to exceed the unabated emissions from its own operations.
“When the IOC put together the reforms of Olympic Agenda 2020, our ambition was to make the Games more sustainable, more responsible and useful for the host population,” said Tania Braga, IOC Head of Impact and Legacy, speaking at a joint IOC-Paris2024 press briefing dedicated to sustainability and legacy. and EUR 11.1
This is far from achieving net zero – and breaches the ParisAgreement with a global warming result of 2.6 BNEF has enhanced its modeling for the 2024 edition of the New Energy Outlook. An executive summary of the New Energy Outlook 2024 is publicly available via the following link.
NZAM was launched to mobilise and support asset managers in taking ambitious action, helping them set interim targets and track their progress aligning investments with the ParisAgreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C The UN’s annual climate conferences (COPs) have always been catalysts for increasing action.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13, 2024 /3BL/ - KPMG International invites you to be a part of a diverse range of sessions at COP29, which aim to facilitate meaningful exchanges on climate and sustainability issues. With sustainability and transparency at the forefront of the business landscape, the issue of greenwashing has emerged.
International Olympic Committee news The Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris2024 have established new, and elevated existing, international standards in economic, social and environmental sustainability, which look set to transform the future of global sporting events. Paris2024 is the first to benefit from these guidelines.
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C scenario.” It was hoped that Shell’s 2024 energy transition strategy , published this month, would demonstrate sufficient climate ambition and move the needle. trillion) in AUM and 5% of Shell’s stock co-filed a climate resolution with Follow This at the oil and gas major. The ball is now in the investors’ court.
The Sector Standard for Coal enables comprehensive and comparable disclosure on: How companies respond to climatechange mitigation demands , as reflected in the ParisAgreement, including plans to transition away from coal mining. GRI 12 comes into effect for reporting from January 2024, with early adoption encouraged.
April 22, 2024 /3BL/ - Otis (NYSE: OTIS), the world’s leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company, announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved its near-term science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. FARMINGTON, Conn.,
September 10, 2024 /3BL/ - Colin Browne, new CEO of the global nonprofit alliance Cascale, today unveiled critical insights to help the industry take a more targeted approach to decarbonization. Cascale has already set a 45 percent reduction target for the textile, apparel, and footwear industry by 2030, in line with the ParisAgreement.
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November 20, 2024 /3BL/ - Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, has today released its fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Impact Report. The Medtronic 2024 Impact Report reveals broader commitments to patients, people, and planet. Reduced operational waste by 19% and water use intensity by 28% since FY20.
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Agreements were reached on targets for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and its framework, emphasizing the importance of resilience and the need for financial, technological, and capacity-building support. Technological Innovations: COP28 showcased various technological advancements and innovations aimed at combating climatechange.
The agreement, revising the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) rules on aviation, forms part of the European Commission’s “Fit for 55” roadmap , the EU initiative to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
B&Q is urging the UK government to ban sales of bagged peat-based compost by 2024 to enable peatlands to optimise carbon sequestering. The protection of our peatlands is very important to preserve habitats and slow climatechange, which is why we are calling on the government to ban the sale of bagged peat compost.
Olympic House is part of the IOC’s broader sustainability efforts, which include a commitment to reduce the organisation’s carbon footprint by 30 per cent by 2024, and by 50 per cent by 2030, in line with the ParisAgreement on ClimateChange.
The Climate Action x Athlete Advocacy Award , supported by P&G , aims to reward the efforts of athletes who actively engage people and communities in the fight against climatechange. Launched in November 2022, the IOC Climate Action Awards aim to highlight how sport can play an important role in tackling the climate crisis.
European market infrastructure provider Euronext announced today the launch of a new index investing in companies with climate goals approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as in line with the 1.5°C C goal of the ParisAgreement. As part of the ‘Fit for 1.5’
C goal of the ParisAgreement within reach. By raising ambition and implementing climate policies, plans and laws, governments can provide the frameworks and incentives for business action at scale. Razan Al Mubarak, UN ClimateChange High-Level Champion for COP28 UAE said in recent days, “We need to phase out fossil fuels.
Upon the team’s return from the UAE, we sat down to gather their impressions from the historic event and hear how they plan to accelerate action in 2024. Q: At the conclusion of COP, delegates agreed to what is being called “the UAE Consensus,” an agreement that begins to lay the groundwork for transitioning away from fossil fuels.
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