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How Your Organization Can Buy Paris Agreement-Verified Rainforest Carbon Credits for the First Time

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Date/Time: November 18, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) As governments step up efforts to strengthen the Paris Agreement at COP26 and tackle the climate emergency, corporate action has never been more critical.

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How banks can accelerate net-zero emissions commitments

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On the eve of COP26, large banks have yet so shift fundamentally towards the Paris Agreement.

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

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46.

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Fossil fuel expansion will be the litmus test for banks’ net-zero promises

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Civil society organizations are gearing up to hold financial industry players accountable on the lofty commitments they made at COP26 in November. The alliance, led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, comprises separate agreements for various financial sectors. Royal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank.

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Morgan Stanley will measure CO2 impact of loans and investments

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bank to commit to measuring and disclosing the climate impact of its loans and investments, announcing last week that it has joined a multi-trillion dollar group of global financial institutions developing a standardized method for carbon accounting. Morgan Stanley has become the first major U.S. trillion in assets. trillion in assets.

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New UN panel looks to hold companies, governments accountable for net-zero pledges

Corporate Knights

The expert panel’s assessment will include how low-carbon-transition efforts by corporations and sub-national governments align with national commitments made under the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit average increase in temperatures to 1.5°C. Net-zero commitments proliferated ahead of COP26, held last November in Glasgow.

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Banks’ Oil & Gas Financing Faces Scrutiny at AGMs

Chris Hall

Banks could face a stormy AGM season, driven by investor concern over their ongoing financial support for oil and gas firms, which are already braced for a slew of shareholder proposals demanding greater transparency over their net zero transition plans. Among the banks targeted are JP Morgan, Bank of America and Citi.

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