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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

In September, the Labour government announced plans to set the UK’s nationally determined contributions for 2035 between November 2024 and February 2025. Back then, I wouldn’t have believed that we would come so far in international collaboration on climate change, such as the Paris Agreement,” he said. It’ll be a mess.”

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Shell Sets 2030 Goal to Reduce Emissions from Customers’ Use of Gasoline and Diesel

ESG Today

Introduces new target, but eliminates 2035 goal due to energy transition “uncertainty” Energy giant Shell announced today the release of “Energy Transition Strategy 2024,” the first update to its “Powering Progress” strategy, launched in 2021, outlining the company’s climate transition roadmap and goals.

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

The limits of fiduciary duty and corporate engagement could see institutional investors embrace systemic stewardship in 2024 to meet 1.5°C-aligned All this suggests 2024 will prove a difficult and perhaps pivotal year for asset owners looking to make headway on their net zero commitments. C-aligned objectives.

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Options Still Open for Fossil Fuel Engagement

Chris Hall

Other investors must follow suit and cast similar votes at 2024 AGMs to unambiguously oppose oil and gas expansion.” Fortunately, there are plenty of climate-focused shareholder resolutions on the ballot this season. It sets out news ways to engage that are vital given current shareholder dialogue approaches have failed.

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ESG Explainer: The Blue Economy

Chris Hall

The resolution will help to forge an international legally binding agreement by the end of 2024. It has the potential to act like a Paris Agreement for pollution, including plastics which end up in the ocean, pushing companies to engage on the issue.

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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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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

Impact assessments for the fuel standard and emissions pricing will be carried out over the course of 2024. The Clean Shipping Act would direct the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set increasingly stringent carbon intensity standards for shipping fuel by 2040, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.