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EU Parliament Votes to Push for End of Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies by 2025 at COP28

ESG Today

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 462-134 for a resolution outlining its delegation’s position at the upcoming UN COP28 Climate Conference, which includes a call for the end of fossil fuel subsidies globally by 2025. COP28 is set to take place in Dubai from November 30 to December 12.

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Wind industry demands action from world leaders ahead of COP26 climate summit

Renewable Energy World

More than 90 wind energy companies and associations from around the world called on leaders to take decisive action in pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions goals ahead of the COP26 United Nations climate summit next month. What we don't have yet is the unprecedented political will we need to make this happen.".

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Divesting works: Study finds ditching fossil stocks lowers corporate footprints

Corporate Knights

Just before the launch of COP26, the UN climate conference in November, the DivestInvest network calculated that endowments, portfolios and pension funds worth nearly US$40 trillion have now committed to divesting their fossil fuel holdings. Eroding public support for the sector has been considered valuable work in itself.

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Food waste contributes 10% to global emissions but 9 out of 10 countries’ NDCs fail to focus on food waste and loss

Envirotec Magazine

Countries have until February 2025 to submit their NDCs for COP30 and WRAP is calling on all governments to include food loss and waste reduction ahead of the next global meeting.

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Investors Double Down on Deforestation Engagement

Chris Hall

Investor scrutiny of company pledges to avoid deforestation is intensifying ahead of a 2025 deadline, according to speakers on a stewardship panel at ESG Investor s second Nature Data for Institutional Investors event. Initial baseline assessments of Springs focus companies against the framework are set to be published in 2025.

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Corporations promise to go deforestation-free – again

Corporate Knights

The two companies now say they’ll make their key supply chains deforestation-free by 2025 by embracing nature-positive supply chains and have called for the acceleration of forest finance ahead of the COP27 summit in November. . A lack of meaningful progress hasn’t created a great deal of trust amongst our valued stakeholders. There are 1.6

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The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

Corporate Knights

At the recent United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, diplomats from nearly 200 countries struck a major agreement to increase the fight against climate change — establishing a consensus that more must be done to protect the planet. Be selective with suppliers.