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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

WRAP warns that food loss and waste have devastating impacts on society and global economies too. The World Economic Forum estimates that food loss and waste costs the global economy $936 billion a year, while more than 783 million people go hungry and a third of humanity faces food insecurity.

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G7 must lead rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels for economic stability

We Mean Business Coalition

Along with 1000+ companies through the We Mean Business Coalition , we urge the G7 to lead a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels to create a more stable global economy where companies and the people we employ and serve, can thrive. . Sincerely,? ? .

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Three decisions governments must make to solve the nature and climate emergencies

We Mean Business Coalition

In addition, nature’s contribution to the global economy could be worth $125 trillion annually. This is why governments at Cop26 in Glasgow must deliver three key outcomes that will promote the role of nature in the Paris Agreement. Article 6 is the mechanism that would formalise rules around a global carbon trading system.

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Business welcomes The Glasgow Climate Pact: We Mean Business Coalition statement

We Mean Business Coalition

This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C Ahead of COP26, more than 750 businesses, employing 10 million people globally and with US$2.7

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Statement on behalf of We Mean Business Coalition ahead of COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

The consequences of inaction are already being felt globally, with the world’s vulnerable most severely impacted. . Every fraction of a degree of global heating matters. Deforestation must be removed from supply chains by 2025. In a global economy no-one will be unaffected when climate-related disasters hit.

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Creativity and Collaboration Vital to Finance Nature

Chris Hall

Convened at COP26, we have already worked to set industry-wide standards for engagements, and are using these, together with the fast-growing set of tools, data and roadmaps to use our best efforts to eliminate the deforestation in our portfolios by 2025. We need to ensure the regulatory environment supports JBS in this mission.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. "It waters by 2025 as it works to make domestic shipping net-zero by mid-century.

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