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Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows

Renew Economy

Australia set to fall short of its weak Paris Agreement target for emissions, thanks to the lack of meaningful federal policy. The post Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How China's 'Belt & Road' initiative could make or break the Paris Agreement

GreenBiz

China is eyeing $12 trillion investment across 126 developing countries by 2030, but will the resulting infrastructure be low carbon?

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The Road to Powering Amazon on 100% Renewable Energy by 2025

GreenBiz

Most recently the company committed to powering global operations on 100% renewable energy by 2025 as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. How will the company get there five years ahead of the initial 2030 target?

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reaching net-zero across its customer portfolio 20 years later. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing.

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India Commits to 45% Emissions Intensity Reduction by 2030

ESG Today

The Government of India announced the approval by cabinet of a new series of 2030 climate commitments, including a pledge to reduce emissions intensity by 45% and to transition to approximately 50% electric power from non-fossil-based sources. The post India Commits to 45% Emissions Intensity Reduction by 2030 appeared first on ESG Today.

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2030 is the new 2050 as countries and companies compete on climate ambitions

Impact Alpha

Goals for cutting carbon emissions that seemed ambitious when the Paris Agreement was forged. The post 2030 is the new 2050 as countries and companies compete on climate ambitions appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, April 22 – Call it The Great Acceleration.

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Coca-Cola on board with emphasizing human impact

GreenBiz

So failure to address one issue is just going to exacerbate the risk of another," said Kristen Lang, senior director of the Ceres Company Network and lead author of the nonprofit’s latest set of suggested strategic, operational and policy change actions necessary for the corporate world to meet the warming-mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement.