Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The global NGO will use COP29 to restate its message that we cannot tackle climate change if we don’t fix our broken food system. WRAP will also join with The Global Food Banking Network, ReFED and FareShare to host a series of sessions dedicated to addressing food loss and waste at COP29.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

Globally, with both the COP26 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biological Diversity happening this year, the urgency couldn’t be more clear. Whether it is focused on climate change, nature loss or the mountains of waste driving the cause, leaders know their business depends upon integrating solutions to these problems.

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James Militzer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This potential is garnering attention from governments across the world, which are looking to the ingenuity of private enterprise to support their efforts to fulfill their national commitments to address climate change. The Overlapping Climate Impacts of Waste . Businesses’ Role in Transitioning to a Liveable Climate .

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 27, 2021

by Rachel Kyte, (Tufts University) Glasgow sits proudly on the banks of the river Clyde, once the heart of Scotland’s industrial glory and now a launchpad for its green energy transition.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Following on from last November’s COP26 in Glasgow, Climate Innovation Forum (CIF) was seeking continued climate innovation collaboration this year, uniting senior public and private sector decision makers to accelerate the delivery of net zero commitments.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Financial institutions and individual board members could be the next targets of climate litigation cases, according to the campaigners who helped to secure a landmark courtroom victory against oil giant Royal Dutch Shell.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Government of India will issue its first-ever green bond this month, according to an announcement by the Reserve Bank of India, with plans to raise approximately US$2 billion to support green infrastructure projects aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of the economy.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Launched in April 2021 , GFANZ brings together several leading net zero groups representing sectors across the financial industry including asset owners and managers, banks, insurers, investment consultants, service providers and investors. Sustainable finance and investing advocacy groups expressed concern about the announcement.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

COP26 focused the attention of governments and businesses on a key targe t: limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C The Glasgow Climate Pact made clear that the days of coal and fossil fuels are numbered, that carbon markets are here to stay, and that deforestation must come to an end. by halving global emissions by 2030.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Government of India’s first ever issuance of green bonds met strong demand, with orders exceeding the offering size by more than 4 times, earning the bonds a 5-6 basis point “greenium,” or a favorable yield spread relative to similar issues lacking green credentials, according to results released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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3BL Media

JULY 15, 2022

In fact, volunteer market offset activity hit US$1 trillion for the first time in 2021, according to the World Bank. Pending guidance from the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change , for example, articulates company engagement and capital allocation best practices. Market Parameters and Rules Are Starting to Gel.

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ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2024

The IFRS Foundation and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced the establishment of a new strategic partnership aimed improving sustainability reporting at in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), in order to strengthen sustainable capital markets through improved standardization and transparency.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In the developed world, countries still have to internalize, politically, that bills are coming due – both at home and abroad – after decades of delaying action on climate change. For large middle-income countries, like India and South Africa, there were signs of progress on investments needed for developing clean energy.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The Energy Transitions Commission , a coalition of businesses and nongovernmental organizations, calculated that if the commitments made at COP26 are delivered, it will cut the gap between today and the 1.5 This story is part of The Conversation’s coverage of COP26, the Glasgow climate conference, by experts from around the world.

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James Militzer

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It currently serves 420 million people and has helped mitigate over 150 million metric tonnes of CO2e (according to GOGLA estimates), while enabling remote and vulnerable populations to adapt and become more resilient to climate change. . Climate urgency can push energy access forward. Momentum building in energy access.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At Climate Week 2022, Ceres will continue to encourage companies, investors, state and federal lawmakers and regulators to keep pushing forward with ambitious climate action plans and policies to ensure we meet our all-important targets and protect our communities and economy from the material and financial risks of climate change.”.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 12, 2022

Unfortunately, solving the problem of climate change is more complex than taking a blue or red pill. Bold decisions on climate policy can all too easily be reversed. This momentum might have been catalysed by concerns as to the effect of climate change on populations. The last six months.

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John Englart

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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3BL Media

MARCH 1, 2022

BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA), which is now part of Columbia Threadneedle Investments, has committed to continue to prioritise engagement with companies on major environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity, as well as human rights issues and executive pay. Making companies ready for tomorrow.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

Indeed, pressure for more action is building ahead of this November’s UN climate change conference – or COP26 summit – which the UK Government will be hosting. Some notable progress has been made, most obviously with power generation, but a greater push is needed soon in other spheres, such as home heating and transport.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which has 119 members and US$70 trillion in assets, has asserted its right not to follow toughened guidance issued by Race to Zero (RtZ), a campaign established by the UN to ensure non-state actors are taking science-led and ambitious action against climate change. . C pathway”. .

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Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The fight against climate change is a story half-written, and so far, big, powerful economies have mostly been the ones to tell it. That needs to change. In many cases, their ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to disturbances related to climate change is already at the limit. By Maria Teresa Zappia.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The research report, “ Smaller businesses and the transition to net zero “, highlights the potential collective influence of UK smaller businesses and the considerable contribution they could make to wider net zero objectives if they all made changes to reduce their carbon footprint.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Technological Innovations: COP28 showcased various technological advancements and innovations aimed at combating climate change. The fund will be hosted in the World Bank and pledges of around $730million has been secured in Dubai. The fund will aid nations facing severe climate change impacts.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

“With the UK hosting COP26 in Glasgow in 2020, the country’s actions will be under close scrutiny and there will be nowhere to hide if we fall short of doing our part,” said Kiran Sura of PwC. The emissions reductions achieved through the phase-out of coal can only be banked once. It was only in 2014 that the UK achieved the 9.7%

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Sphera

JANUARY 10, 2022

Even after the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) came to a close last November, the ESG landscape still remains unclear. This may entail extensive policy, legal, technology and market changes to address mitigation and adaptation requirements related to climate change.

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Chris Hall

JULY 8, 2022

Not following suit – The European Central Bank (ECB) said banks do not yet sufficiently incorporate climate risk into their stress-testing frameworks and internal models. Further, almost two-thirds of banks’ income from non-financial corporate customers stems from GHG-intensive industries. Going, going … green?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

Local and regional leaders appeared at a public event in Birmingham on 13 July to make the case to Government for additional powers to tackle climate change. Ensuring the new UK Infrastructure Bank has a Net Zero mandate to deliver local investment in Net Zero projects. Full list in Editors’ Notes).

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3BL Media

AUGUST 18, 2022

Baker Hughes also sponsored the Hydrogen Europe report on the role of hydrogen launched at COP26. Baker Hughes contributed to the IOGP–International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA)-World Bank publication, Flaring Management Guidance for the Oil and Gas Industry. Resources for the Future (RFF).

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Chris Hall

JUNE 28, 2024

Speaking at the launch, Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion at COP27, said many are already struggling with the “silent crisis” of unsustainable debt levels. At last, this is changing – and nowhere faster than in Denmark.

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Chris Hall

JULY 15, 2022

When global leaders gathered at COP26 last year, governments pledged ambitious 2030 emissions reduction targets to achieve net zero by 2050. Since the early days of the Kyoto Protocol, carbon was the commodity of choice for measuring and offsetting the negative impact on the climate. Months on, the effects have been debatable at best.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Bell, EY Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader. So, it’s good news that businesses are now expressing a real desire to rise to the challenge the climate and ecological crisis presents. In other words, are current efforts being directed to have the biggest possible impact on climate change?

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 27, 2024

In collaboration with the SDG Academy, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the World Bank (WB), and with financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), today, the SPA launched its groundbreaking massive open online course (MOOC), " The Living Amazon: Science, Cultures, and Sustainability in Practice. "

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Shoulda woulda coulda – COP28 closed a day later than scheduled with the eventual agreement hailed by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell as the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era. COP28 inevitably ran into extra time to reach agreement in Dubai, but claims of consensus seem wide of the mark.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 2, 2022

At a time when we need each other the most—particularly to address the climate crisis—it is harder to work together.”. But working together is exactly what Georgieva says is needed if developing countries are to adapt to climate change and participate in a just transition to a carbon neutral economy. Calls for reform.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 28, 2022

COP27 must boost Africa’s adaptation to the physical risks of climate change, says Amal-Lee Amin, Head of Climate Change at British International Investment. Africa contributes less than 3% to global emissions but is the most vulnerable continent in the world to the negative impacts form climate change.

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Chris Hall

JULY 26, 2024

Karen Ellis, Chief Economist at WWF-UK, talks about the convergence of climate and nature and the emergence of industry sector transition pathways. At COP26 in Glasgow, the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced plans for the UK to become the world’s first net zero-aligned financial centre.

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