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COP26: Statement from the We Mean Business Coalition

We Mean Business Coalition

As we approach the critical final stages of COP26, the We Mean Business Coalition is calling on governments to take bold decisions to keep the 1.5°C The final COP26 outcome must therefore seize this opportunity by delivering key outcomes to drive concrete implementation this decade with the aim of halving global emissions by 2030.

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Volvo Targets 75% Emissions Reduction per Car by 2030

ESG Today

The company also announced that it has joined the First Movers Coalition (FMC) to use its purchasing power towards clean technologies to help support the shift to near-zero emission aluminum.

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Trafigura Commits to Buy 50,000 Tons of Carbon Removal Credits to Help Develop Market

ESG Today

FMC was launched at the COP26 climate conference, creating a coalition of companies committed to creating early markets for clean technologies addressing hard-to-abate sectors.

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Trafigura Signs Advance Carbon Credit Purchase Agreement with DAC Provider 1PointFive

ESG Today

FMC was launched at the COP26 climate conference, creating a coalition of companies committed to creating early markets for clean technologies addressing hard-to-abate sectors.

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New Zealand, BlackRock Launch $1.2 Billion Climate Infrastructure Fund to Accelerate Energy Transition Goals

ESG Today

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins called the fund “a game changer for the clean tech sector,” that will “super charge investments in clean technology that might otherwise not have happened.” New Zealand has also set an aspirational goal to reach 100% renewable electricity by 2030.

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Sunak at COP27: UK to be a “Clean Energy Superpower”

ESG Today

million for the Clean Energy Innovation Facility to provide grants to researchers and scientists in developing countries to accelerate the development of clean technology. Sunak will also host an event at the conference on Monday for the launch of the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership.

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

3BL Media

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) established an accounting mechanism known as the “corresponding adjustment” to ensure that only one country counts each emission reduction. Our approach is to accelerate the implementation of clean technologies and policies to achieve net-zero emissions.