ESG Today

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Global governments have agreed to new goals aimed at ending biodiversity loss this decade, protect natural ecosystems and ramp biodiversity-related financing to developing nations, with the adoption today of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Canada.

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3BL Media

MAY 24, 2022

The global food system is responsible for approximately one third of global emissions and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently outlined how global temperature rise stands to negatively affect the global economy, food security and both human and planetary health. by the end of the decade.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The results show that most focus companies are not moving fast enough to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement and reduce investors’ risk. CTI’s assessments show that the CapEx plans of oil and gas companies across the board are not aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. C) pathway.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Serving as a negotiator to the series of Climate Change COP events since COP21 (2015) where the Paris Agreement was adopted, Dr Abdel-Aziz provided the Alliance with exclusive insight into this year’s landmark developments and future prospects. According to global energy think tank Ember, coal power rose by 9.0%

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ESG Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

Friends of the Earth utilized a similar argument in its landmark lawsuit against energy giant Shell , in which the group succeeded in winning an order from the Dutch court requiring Shell to slash its emissions by 45% by 2030, and holding the company responsible for Scope 3 emissions from its value chain.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The 2025-2030 period will be really exciting because the decarbonization of these portfolios will have to accelerate to maintain their alignment to a net-zero scenario,” said Stannard. While there is still a long way to go to meet the Paris agreement, Free ended the panel with a simple blueprint to reach it.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

We’re on a pathway to global warming of more than double the 1.5°C C target set out under the Paris Agreement in 2015. Decarbonizing the global economy means lessening our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing dramatically our use of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has warned that carbon-intensive companies are not progressing fast enough to align with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, supporting the rationale for its revised engagement strategy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, any number of initiatives have been launched with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5°C. As these perilous climate projections unfold, one might expect an inevitable upheaval in the global economy.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Scott Tew, VP Sustainability: With the call to triple renewables deployment and transition energy systems away from fossil fuels, Dubai may be the most significant COP since the Paris Agreement in 2015. Is the agreement perfect? We are living through the fastest and most systemic overhaul of the global economy in human history.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A letter from 534 financial institutions representing US$29 trillion in assets under management called for policy action in five areas to accelerate private sector investment in a “ just transition to a climate-resilient, nature-positive, net-zero economy”.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 30, 2020

“Nevertheless, we are still not where we need to be when it comes to the global energy transition and meeting our climate goals. If we are to have any chance at reaching our Paris Agreement objectives and remaining on a 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In February, the scheme committed to further develop and embed climate and ESG risk management, include a commitment to vote in favour of shareholder resolutions aligned with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In May, the LGPS has launched a second £1.2 billion in 2022.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement alive, and to ensure a just transition. . The final COP26 outcome must therefore seize this opportunity by delivering key outcomes to drive concrete implementation this decade with the aim of halving global emissions by 2030. Finalize the rules on Article 6.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Guidance from the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 on assessing environment and social impacts will be developed into action plans over the next 12 months. Mining 2030 is set to consult on the draft action plans at the Mining Indaba conference in South Africa in February 2025, as part of its stakeholder engagement. “The

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The causes and impacts of climate change don’t stay within borders – a global response is required to address this truly global problem. Multilateralism on climate change has landed significant achievements. The Paris Agreement is a prime example.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

With the global economy heavily reliant on ocean health, a sustainable future is paramount. To date, the ocean and its ecosystems have provided significant benefits to the global community, including climate regulation, coastal protection, food, employment, recreation and cultural well-being.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 13, 2024

By stepping up their climate ambitions and backing them with concrete commitments, the G7 can catalyse a surge in global investment and reinvigorate their economies. G7 countries make up approximately 38 per cent of the global economy and were responsible for 21 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2021.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

COP28 represents a critical, and perhaps the last opportunity for Parties and non-state actors to deliver on the ambitions of the Paris Agreement to limit global average temperature increase to 1.5°C But they cannot do it alone. But this is not widely recognised.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C C and implement the Paris Agreement and will be welcomed by the business community. It underscores the resilience of the Paris Agreement and the power of multilateralism to achieve our shared aims.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

c) of the Paris Agreement, seems sensible – why would we collectively pursue investments that harm people and the planet? The Paris Agreement stimulated a reckoning to align public and private finance with net zero and climate resilience. Most investments are out of sync with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Sense and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Fortunately, the ‘ambition mechanism’ from the Paris Agreement — the process it establishes to periodically review countries’ progress toward meeting their commitments to address climate change, and to ratchet up their ambition over time — worked. This is a welcome step. A pledge to end deforestation and provide $1.7

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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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We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 7, 2023

C objective of the Paris Agreement and supported the accelerated phase-out of fossil fuels , coupled with a rapid scaling up of clean energy. It’s clear that clean energy is the growth industry to invest in now to attract investors and talent, cut costs and build resilience in the global economy. C pathways.

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Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. In the Paris Agreement, world governments committed to curbing global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

Charlotta Dawidowski Sydstrand , Head of ESG at AP7, explains how universal owner s can exert collaborative pressure to drive sustainable outcomes in the global economy. This, says Sydstrand, creates a “ripple effect” in the global economy.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

The new strategy introduces crucial new “indicative checkpoints”: a 20-30% reduction in emissions from international shipping by 2030, and a minimum 70% reduction in emissions by 2040, relative to 2008 levels. The 2040 target will require a 90-95% reduction in an average ship’s GHG intensity.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Mrema’s message comes ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, in Montreal in December, where the Global Biodiversity Framework , informally referred to as the Paris Agreement for plants, is expected to be agreed upon and signed. Now is the time for investors and policymakers to “take account of nature loss,” she said.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2023

Airports and the aviation industry are central to the growth of global economies, connecting markets, communities and people across the world. of global carbon emissions being produced, ESG must become a central tenet of the aviation industry if growth is to continue. However, with circa 2.5% MtCO2e by 2050.

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We Mean Business Coalition

OCTOBER 29, 2024

global warming limit within reach. These commitments include transitioning away from fossil fuels, tripling renewable energy capacity, and doubling energy efficiency by 2030. The cost of inaction is too high—both for our planet and for our global economy. Only then can we hope to secure a sustainable future for all.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In particular, we need to reduce 23 Gigatonnes by 2030 from the current 41 Gt emitted per year and achieve net-zero by 2050. In this context, several countries and companies have taken up the challenge, and currently, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

The 2021 Progress Report, ‘ Scaling Urgent Corporate Climate Action Worldwide ’, found that companies committed to cut emissions in line with climate science now represent US$38 trillion of the global economy, more than one-third of global market capitalisation (up from 20% in 2020).

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 11, 2021

2030 for the SDGs and 2050 for the Paris Agreement) and develop policy pathways for achieving them. Considering their size and importance in the global economy, G20 countries should intensify policy efforts and actions for a Covid-19 recovery built around the SDGs.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the corresponding energy crisis, inflation spike and political instability it inflicted on the global economy brought into question whether this act of military aggression should be seen as a help or hindrance to the energy transition. “In

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2023

Duke Energy also incorporated indirect emissions into its net zero target. GFANZ’s ‘quiet quitting’ of RtZ followed increasing pressure on US members due to the anti-ESG movement, often alleging breaches of anti-trust rules, which has only gathered momentum over the course of 2023.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

And the Paris Agreement has given us a roadmap to get there through ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions. Our goal is to take this 'whole-of-government' approach and turn it into a 'whole-of-economy' approach. Our goal is to take this 'whole-of-government' approach and turn it into a 'whole-of-economy' approach.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The frequency of catastrophic heatwaves, flooding and droughts continues to have an increasingly deadly and devastating impact on all parts of society—including the global economy. C pathway and the tripling of renewable energy capacity and doubling of the rate of energy efficiency by 2030.

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