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The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement. But 40% of the reductions came from divesting, or selling off, dirty assets, which from the atmosphere’s perspective is akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

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Dutch Pension Giant PFZW Divests 98% of Oil and Gas Companies over Lack of Climate Action

ESG Today

In a blog post announcing the divestments, PFZW described the remaining companies as “fully committed to the transition from fossil energy to renewable energy or are currently already producing mainly energy with a low carbon footprint.” Overall, PFZW exited its investments in 310 companies, selling €2.8 billion of securities.

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HSBC to Exit Coal Investments

ESG Today

HSBC Asset Management unveiled a new policy today to phase out its investments in coal-fired power and thermal coal mining, with plans to ramp engagement with companies on transitioning away from thermal coal, and to divest from companies over time with inadequate transition plans. C objectives or clear divestment pathways.

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Shell’s Empty Transition Promise

Chris Hall

Most notably, experts who spoke to ESG Investor welcomed Shell’s pledge to reduce customer emissions – also known as Scope 3 – from the use of its oil products by 15-20% by 2030 compared to 2021 levels. Shell’s Scope 3 emissions amounted to 517 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent last year, down from 569 million in 2021.

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Options Still Open for Fossil Fuel Engagement

Chris Hall

Investors should be under no illusion that any major oil and gas companies are currently aligned or on track with the climate goals of the Paris Agreement,” Ben Cushing, Director of the Fossil-Free Campaign at US-based NGO Sierra Club, tells ESG Investor. C pathway by 2050 would requires as much as 50% by 2030.

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PGGM to Engage with Energy Customers 

Chris Hall

Move follows decision by Dutch pension fund PFZW to divest from nearly all of its fossil fuel holdings. PGGM has announced it would shift its engagement focus from the supply to the demand-side of the energy sector, following a decision from its largest client PFZW to divest from most of its fossil fuel holdings.

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Shell U-turn Prompts Closer Investor Scrutiny

Chris Hall

trillion) in AUM co-filed a climate resolution at Shell, calling for the European oil and gas major to align its medium-term Scope 1 to 3 decarbonisation targets with the Paris Agreement. Earlier this month, 27 institutional investors with €4 trillion (US$4.6 Hold or fold? Nest also views climate change as a systemic risk.