Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But its true: Canada and the world made enormous strides addressing climate change and building a cleaner economy. Taken together, the rise of EVs is expected to cut global oil demand by six million barrels per day by 2030, according to the International Energy Association (IEA). This fall, B.C.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The world is watching as tens of thousands of leaders gather for the 28 th UN Climate Change Conference ( COP28 ) at Expo City in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to December 12. Above all, it represents a critical self-assessment, examining what actions are required to bridge the gap by 2030. degrees Celsius.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Former chair of the Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In this Teal Talks episode, we hear from leading environmental experts on the impacts of climate change on health and how businesses can make a difference. DESCRIPTION: Climate change doesn’t only affect the health of our planet — it also impacts the health of our people. Climate vulnerability.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced that it aims to achieve a physically segregated global cocoa supply chain by 2030, building on its existing commitment to only use responsibly sourced cocoa in its products by creating greater transparency in its cocoa supply chain.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2021

Natural climate solutions offer us up to one-third of the solutions required to meet the climate change goals by 2030. The Natural Climate Solutions Alliance offers valuable guidance for businesses looking to invest.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Meta is pledging to contract at least $35 million for carbon removal projects in the coming year as part of our goal to achieve net zero emissions across our value chain in 2030. This is a direct response to the Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge presented by the U.S.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

But that’s the mandate of Simon Stiell, the former environment minister of Grenada who is now the United Nations’ climate chief – the man most responsible for achieving the Paris Agreement goal of limiting climate change to 1.5°C The same report,” Stiell noted, “says climate action will cost less than a sixth of that.”

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It will require an estimated $4 trillion annually by 2030 to reverse climate change, and the money isn’t flowing fast enough.

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2025

Water stewardship and sustainable business strategy The first key point Emilio underscored was the irrefutable link between climate change and water scarcity: From severe water shortages to heat waves to water pollution, the impacts of climate change are increasingly expressed through our water systems.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 28, 2022

Labor will seek to legislate its 2030 target, EV tax cuts and a revival of the Climate Change Authority during the first week of the new parliament. The post Labor to introduce legislation for climate targets and EV tax cuts in first week of parliament appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2025

International Olympic Committee news As world leaders meet at COP29 to agree actions to address the climate crisis, a new study illustrates how effective climate action could reduce the impact of climate change on winter sport. These decisions are supported by extensive consultation and scientific evidence.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The problem Climate change is not gender neutral and our response shouldnt be either. Women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and biodiversity risks. Effective efforts to combat climate change should enable women to be drivers of locally led mitigation, adaptation, and nature-based solutions.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The Paris Dairy Declaration continues the journey, initiated by the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam in 2016, to answer the call of the UN 2030 agenda to leave no one behind.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions. Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. . Jesse Klein. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 00:12.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Petrochemical-generated synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon and acrylic are expected to make up for 73% of global apparel production by 2030, according to a report by the Changing Markets Foundation ,despite these fibers having links to exacerbated climate change, health risks and increased waste.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030. It has, of course, made achieving those goals by 2030 a whole lot harder (and it was already very hard). Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:00. Now it is 2021. Consider finance.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

NDCs are national climate action plans presented by each country under the agreement, and are required to be updated every five years with increasingly higher ambition. Brazil’s current NDC targets a 53% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030. The country has also set a goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The publication, the Commission’s 2024 Climate Action Progress Report, outlines the progress made towards the EU’s emission reduction targets, and sets out key achievements and recent developments in the fight against climate change. Click here to access the report.

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GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

EDF president Fred Krupp said that the initiative held "huge potential" to address growing disparities between corporate talk and action on climate change. The new initiative holds tremendous potential for closing these gaps," he said. Meanwhile Unilever CEO Alan Jope also welcomed the launch of the new forum.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Next phase of Cocoa Life backed by additional $600 million by 2030. Goal to increase scale and work with ~300,000 farmers by 2030. Making it right means working together to tackle the complex challenges that cocoa farmers and their communities face, including climate change, gender inequality, helping to combat poverty and child labor.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Renewables 2024 report, the IEA’s flagship annual publication on the sector, seems to find that the world is set to add more than 5,500 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity between 2024 and 2030 – almost three times the increase seen between 2017 and 2023. times its 2022 level by 2030.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The climate crisis needs climate leadership from businesses now. As the world grapples with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality and more, the impacts of climate change cannot be ignored. They’re a reminder that climate action cannot wait for calmer times. . Climate Change.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Canada has set national climate goals including commitments to cut GHG emissions by 40% – 45% by 2030 , and to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The oil and gas sector is the largest source of GHG pollution in Canada, accounting for more than 30% of national emissions.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Behind climate change, the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef is poor water quality. Behind climate change, the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef is poor water quality. HSBC’s climate commitments include investing at least $750 billion in sustainable financing over the next 10 years. HSBC paid $36.40

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In a report released the same day, the three advocacy groups recommend that Ottawa ’ s banking regulator require financial institutions to adopt a “ credible climate plan ” that would include interim targets for 2025 and 2030. . Treasury Department. .

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Project categories eligible for investment under the framework include green buildings, renewable and clean energy, energy efficiency, resource conservation, decarbonization solutions, and climate change adaptation.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 15, 2024

The paper says the annual investments needed to transition food systems will also need to increase 18 times, to US$260 billion, to cut emissions in half by 2030 and keep the world on track to be net-zero by 2050. trillion in 2030. In 2021, the Canadian government allocated $1.7 billion in subsidies for animal agriculture.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Poverty and climate change ranked second and third, respectively. Prices for commodities grown by smallholder farmers in tropical regions hit hard by climate change will increase due to reduced supply. Millennial and Gen Z shoppers , who are positioned to have the most purchasing power by 2030, are driving this trend.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2023

The Earth Index revealed that the G20 actually saw emissions rise during this period by 23% of the reduction needed to meet their stated climate goals – a glaring “say–do” gap between their targets and actions. gigatonnes in 2030 (down from 38.1 If G20 countries meet their pledges , their collective emissions will sh r ink to 25.3

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Net Zero Advisory Body (NZAB) – a group appointed by Guilbeault to help the government find a credible path to net-zero – is proposing that Ottawa set a 2035 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 50% and 55% below 2005 levels, a 10% increase from the current federal target for 2030.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 24, 2022

Earlier this year, Coca-Cola promised to make a quarter of its beverage containers “refillable/returnable glass or plastic bottles” by 2030. . megatonnes annually, generate billions of dollars in revenue, and create approximately 42,000 jobs by 2030.” . and Dove is now offering deodorant in slick refillable containers.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Experts with the World Economic Forum (WEF) have come away from the annual meeting in Davos foretelling a rise in global financing for nature, which could clear the way to meet 2030 biodiversity targets. At this years WEF, climate change and other sustainability issues remained high on the agenda.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 16, 2022

In the fight against climate change, cities are proving to be much better combatants than the snoozing generals that are, all too often, national governments. Smaller and nimbler, cities are becoming showpieces of successful climate action, and the protagonists of this spectacle of municipal leadership are increasingly women.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

Yet, swirling beneath the surface all of the major issues of the 21st century — climate change, globalization, immigration, women’s rights and wealth inequity — are being played out in remote coffee villages around the world. . As a result, coffee production will be greatly limited in medium and lower elevations by 2030 to 2050.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2022

Decarbonizing the grid will be a large part of reaching that 2050 target while cutting national emissions by 46% by 2030. Japan’s energy plan is looking to raise the percentage of electricity generated through renewable energy in 2030 to between 36% and 38% (up from 18% in 2019). In response to the government’s goal, Toyota Motor Corp.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

Wells Fargo has pledged to lend or invest $200 billion to sustainable businesses and projects by 2030. Goldman Sachs plans to help its clients transition into a climate-resilient model with $750 billion by 2030, and Bank of America is directing $300 billion towards these efforts as well. . "To

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