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Canada is sleeping on the energy transition

Corporate Knights

Although we’ve promised to introduce a cap on energy sector emissions, this cap will not address Scope 3 emissions (those up and down a company’s supply chain), which account for around 88% of total emissions from the oil and gas industry.

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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

The committee’s most recent report , published in July, called for swift action to achieve the UK’s 2030 target of reducing carbon emissions by 68% compared to 1990 levels. For example, agricultural assets may be at risk of stranding because of physical climate impacts such as drought and desertification. It’ll be a mess.”

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Is the LNG industry gaslighting the path to net-zero?

Corporate Knights

to Asia or Europe has higher carbon intensity than local coal use due to the leakage of methane – a powerful warming agent – throughout the LNG supply chain, but particularly during shipping. Cornell University ecosystem scientist Robert Howarth recently concluded that LNG exported from the U.S.

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AB: ESG in Action - The Human Touch in Interpreting Climate Scenario Analysis

3BL Media

The evolving climate drives physical risks—damaged or stranded assets and business-interruption costs from severe weather events. For example, one provider calculates a company’s physical risk based solely on its headquarters location, despite its global supply chain stretching across far-flung manufacturing locations.

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What’s Next for Plastics After Busan?

Chris Hall

Its difficult to know which chemicals are being used in different products for specific applications, and then the fate of such chemicals in the supply chain and the ability to trace where theyre ending up. There is a big question around the transparency and disclosure of chemical additives, she said.

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The High Cost of Climate Inaction

3BL Media

To maintain a chance to avoid the worst climate impacts, science says we need rapid, deep emissions cuts – at least 50 percent by 2030. Meanwhile, the cost of climate damage , already in the hundreds of billions of dollars , will continue to mount.

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Guest Post: Why Governments Must Encourage More Investment in Green Infrastructure, Now!

ESG Today

Build more investor confidence in green infrastructure projects The greatest fear that many investors have around investing in green infrastructure projects is that they become “stranded assets.” To prevent this, governments must make a long-term commitment to a green energy source such as hydrogen or nuclear. oil and gas).