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P+ Takes Hard Line on Oil and Gas Expansion

Chris Hall

The Danish pension fund for academics has joined the European asset owners opting for divestment, as fossil fuel companies remain at odds with the Paris Agreement. P+, which has more than 110,000 members, recorded a 78.2% P+, which has more than 110,000 members, recorded a 78.2%

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

These young people have grown up under the shadow of climate change, and they rightly view it as a threat to their future. The University of Michigan Endowment Fund: Divesting from Fossil Fuels (Published 9.9.2020) In September 2019, there were climate change strikes at the University of Michigan.

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Decarbonisation Culture

Chris Hall

Head of Sustainability at CDPQ Bertrand Millot highlights the pension fund’s focus on decarbonising the real economy, as well as comprehensively divesting from the oil industry. In addition to divesting from oil, CDPQ plans to deepen its practice in the biodiversity space and expand the scope of its commitments in nature-positive themes.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

In just ten years, Jacobson has harnessed passion, determination and science to re-frame the way renewable energy is seen and, ultimately, accepted as a viable solution to climate change and air pollution. Climate Change Conference in Paris. The fossil fuel divestment movement led by Bill McKibben’s 350.org

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

C of warming, the Inevitable Policy Response calculates that current government policies, ie those in place pre-COP28, will only limit climate change to 1.8°C Remco Fischer, Head of Climate Change at the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative, sees less risk for investors taking bets on a 1.5°C

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Scaling Climate Solutions “Intertwined” with Coherent Policy Incentives

Chris Hall

She stressed that the phasing out of fossil fuels and the scaling up of climate solutions are two objectives that are “closely intertwined”, not only from an economic standpoint but also in terms of policy signals. he said, adding that such concepts are yet to be embedded into investors’ decision making.

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Let the Climate Finance Flow

Chris Hall

The magnitude of private sector firepower committed to addressing climate change now lies broadly in line with requirements to reach a low-carbon economy. It explains why activists and the public demand that the finance sector does more to address climate change. Engagement ring.