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An authoratarian petrostate takes centre stage as COP29 host

Corporate Knights

In 2024, COP29 must dig itself out of a bigger hole. Moreover, the UN’s visionary commitment to develop a more just, tolerant society as part of its Paris Agreement goals also looks shaky when it works with an authoritarian family dictatorship. Freedom House, a Washington, D.C.–based s score of 18/100).

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Going for the E-S-Gold: Home of the Paris Agreement Hosts the Olympics

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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.

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Ceres Welcomes Final Agreement at COP29 to Move the World Forward With Climate Action

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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.

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Four reasons to be hopeful about the planned global plastics treaty

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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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Brazil Cuts Amazon Deforestation by 31%, Sets New 2035 Climate Goals

ESG Today

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 Paris Agreement.

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Urgent Deployment of Existing Technology Can Get World Close to Net Zero, BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2024 Shows

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This is far from achieving net zero – and breaches the Paris Agreement 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.

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Use of Employee Incentives to Hit Climate Goals More than Doubles Over Past Year: Accenture

ESG Today

The report found that most companies are making progress on decarbonization, revealing a 6% annual decrease in average emissions intensity, or emissions per unit of revenue, since the 2016 Paris Agreement.

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