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The Clock is Ticking for Businesses to Meet Sustainability Targets

3BL Media

Along with setting goals for sales and profits, many companies will be reviewing their sustainability strategies and measuring the progress they’ve made toward hitting 2030 targets tied to the Paris Agreement on limiting carbon emissions.

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Urgent Deployment of Existing Technology Can Get World Close to Net Zero, BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2024 Shows

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The new report indicates that the speed with which clean technologies and decarbonization of the power sector are scaled up is crucial. Thanks to the combined impacts of clean power, EVs and energy efficiency, emissions in 2050 in the ETS are half what they would otherwise be without these technologies, or down 27% from current levels.

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Climate Talks: Dennis Onono on the Potential Offered by Innovative Sustainable Technology Projects in Africa

3BL Media

There has been a shift recently: more and more countries are working on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, specifically on making sure that they have the necessary plans, capabilities, and instruments in place to attract the potential investments that market-based mechanisms under Article 6 can provide.

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Understanding the Crucial Role of Climate Scenario Analysis in Business Strategy

3BL Media

C by the end of the century, aligning with the aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement. It anticipates governments fulfilling commitments like those in the Paris Agreement and national climate action plans. IPCC RCP 1.9 The IPCC RCP 1.9 IPCC RCP 4.5 The IPCC RCP 4.5

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

3BL Media

This is the third in a three-part series exploring how Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can spur the clean energy transition. Our approach is to accelerate the implementation of clean technologies and policies to achieve net-zero emissions. Establishing public-private partnerships.

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Clear Government Plans Will Bring Business Backing For Climate Action

We Mean Business Coalition

To speed up the switch from coal, oil and gas to cleaner energies, and protect and restore nature, countries must submit ambitious and investible national climate plans which are called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. C as pledged under the Paris Agreement.

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Biden Announces $2.9 Billion in Climate Resilience Investments

ESG Today

to the Paris Agreement on the President’s first day in office, though many of the administration’s initiatives have targeted climate mitigation. President Biden announced nearly $2.9 Addressing climate change has been a significant focus for the Biden Administration, starting with the return of the U.S.