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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Article 4 of its foundational document, the UNFCCC, affirms the need to give full consideration to the impact that mitigation measures will have on countries whose economies are highly dependent on income generated from. They could have an amazing impact on accelerating decarbonization, but theyve decided not to do it.

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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

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In order to deliver its targets, Unilever said its priority was to decarbonize its use of heating and cooling, including removing HFCs — harmful greenhouse gas pollutants — from its refrigerants, having already achieve 100 percent renewable electricity across its business worldwide. Sponsored Article. Climate Summit later this year.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

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The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s," he explained. "To To achieve 2 degrees we need to decarbonize by mid-century. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s. Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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

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Ben Caldecott, director of the Oxford sustainable finance program and COP26 strategy adviser for finance, hailed the announcement as a "big deal," noting that HSBC faced particular challenges due to its being more exposed to emerging markets than many of its peers. Sponsored Article. Finance & Investing. Corporate Strategy.

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Carbon markets could help the planet, but only if Indigenous land rights are recognized

Corporate Knights

At COP26, in November 2021, states agreed on a series of rules to govern market-based activities under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Article 6 sets out co-operative approaches that countries can take to reach their climate targets, including through the use of market mechanisms such as carbon markets. Communities at risk.

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The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

Corporate Knights

This article is “sponsored content” as defined by Corporate Knights’ content disclosure policy. At the recent United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, diplomats from nearly 200 countries struck a major agreement to increase the fight against climate change — establishing a consensus that more must be done to protect the planet.

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Three New Business Models to Achieve Carbon-Reduction Goals

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This is the second in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can spur the clean energy transition. Japan instituted the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), a pioneering project-based option under Article 6 to cooperate with developing countries on greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and sustainable development.