Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

In the aftermath of BREXIT and in view of COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021, the UK has been focussing on decarbonisation in relation to its infrastructure and power offerings. This renewed energy and focus on the energy transition is good news to ensure we continue to move towards the UK’s net zero targets.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Banks were hit by a double salvo for continued financing of fossil fuel firms in the face of widely accepted net zero roadmaps and the commitments made at COP26. billion) said it would only remain invested in fossil fuel companies with credible and verifiable transition strategies by 2024.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The UK Climate Change Committee’s 2024 Progress Report highlights that over three-quarters of necessary emissions reductions for the next three carbon budgets will come from non-energy sectors, such as construction. Some leases go further, with the parties committing to operate buildings to net zero standards.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Rules relating to labelling and disclosure will come into effect from June 2024. . The new government must now quickly outline its approach to real economy disclosures and the delivery of the remaining components of the Green Finance Roadmap published for COP26.” .

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

At the closing of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, one of the headline questions centered on how countries would address the need for finance to address loss and damage , those impacts from climate change that are so severe communities are simply unable to adapt to them. Finance must scale significantly to support adaptation needs. degrees C.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The Hydroliner will go on to visit a number of companies working on hydrogen-related solutions on its journey to COP26, as pressure to produce hydrogen fuelled appliances increases, in an effort to achieve net zero by 2050. It can accommodate 86 passengers and its hydrogen tank takes up to 1,120 litres of the liquid gas.

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Chris Hall

JULY 9, 2024

Meanwhile, 5,260 institutional investors continue to hold bonds and shares in coal companies, according to Urgewald. Last year, a report from Reclaim Finance showed that 229 of the world’s largest fossil fuel developers received investment from 161 (29%) members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).

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Sphera

JANUARY 10, 2022

Even after the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) came to a close last November, the ESG landscape still remains unclear. 1, 2024): The EU has developed a legislated “taxonomy” (classification) of sustainable activities of businesses across sectors. Net Zero Standard Financial Sector.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For the record, the final text called on parties to contribute to “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science”.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

On top of that, they will be creating plans to comply as soon as by the 2024 reporting cycle (e.g. Sustainability trends 2023: Net-Zero roadmaps. As a result, 91% of the global economy and almost half of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges.

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

At COP26 a new initiative was launched, contributing to the veritable alphabet soup of abbreviations in the world of sustainability. As the dust settles on the announcements from COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact, business leaders, including CFOs are now asking a series of questions about what comes next.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

A separate letter was submitted by the CEOs of more than 100 global corporates with a UK presence, calling on Truss to tie her growth plans to a net zero and nature positive investment agenda. You have to give the government credit for its Net Zero Strategy , which set out decarbonisation pathways for many key sectors of the economy.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW) has announced it will stop investing in companies in the fossil fuel sector that do not commit to the Paris Agreement and ambitions outlined at COP26. Setting a 1.5°C During the next two years, the fund will be intensifying its shareholder dialogue with companies implementing climate transition plans.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Besides, the pandemic has postponed the momentum towards COP26 or climate change movements like Greta Thunberg’s Friday’s for future. As an example, heavy GHG emitters countries as China pledged for net-zero emissions by 2060, and the Paris Agreement became one of the issues driving voters to vote in the US presidential election.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

The text was criticized for not including “phasing out” of fossil fuels, for having weak text regarding the phasing down of unabated coal, and for not including near-term targets for fossil fuels other than the net zero goal by 2050. Businesses are recognizing both the urgency of climate action and the opportunities it presents.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Further, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has delayed the publication of the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) policy statement from Q3 to Q4 of this year, with the resulting implementation of its labelling scheme, product naming and marketing rules now expected H2 2024.Levick

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 24, 2022

“The current lack of [standardisation] poses a significant cost to asset owners and limits their ability to incorporate these issues into investment decision-making,” says the UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA), a group of 74 institutional investors with US$10.6 trillion in assets. . appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 25, 2024

Theresa May’s stint was brief, but cross-party pressure did result in a world first: a legal commitment to achieving net-zero emissions in the U.K. At the COP26 climate summit, hosted by the U.K. by 2050. It was Boris Johnson, whose 2019 manifesto placed “climate leadership” as a top international priority, who turned the U.K.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It is never about the individual, but the collective,” says Jodi-Ann Jue Xuan Wang, 26, the daughter of first-generation immigrants who advises investors and governments on an equitable transition to net-zero. She specializes in climate policy and finance, advising investors and governments on an equitable transition to net-zero.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

Instead, they see our net-zero targets slipping away and they feel betrayed. The list’s sheer variety confirms climate experts’ contention that net-zero will create infinite opportunities for entrepreneurs and inventors with vision, grit and persistence. This,” says the company, “is how we take the planet to net zero.”.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 6, 2025

banks such as Citi, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) in just the past few weeks. Several of the groups have seen high-profile departures over the past several months, with one of the coalitions, the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA),even disbanding in 2024 following a string of exits.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 11, 2024

Labour’s landslide victory over the Conservatives has left the party’s anti-net zero wing in tatters. DeSmog’s analysis of Westminster’s influential Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG) found that two thirds of its supporters are no longer represented in Parliament following the July 4 general election.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

Extension of explicit carbon pricing has been high on the agenda of asset owners for some time and was a key focus of investor expectations ahead of COP26. The new ETS2 will cover buildings and road transport sectors from 2024. But this didn’t stop last year also being a record for emissions levels.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER – This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . An updated draft proposal was released by the COP26 Presidency this morning, on the last official day of the conference. READ THE FULL STATEMENT HERE > FRIDAY 12 NOVEMBER – ANALYSIS: .

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

The letter also seeks a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, a 50 percent target for electric vehicle sales by 2030, and a renewed commitment to international climate finance. At COP26 the world took a step back from fossil fuels for the first time. billion to Indigenous communities at COP26. This job is on us.”

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