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Ceres Welcomes Final Agreement at COP29 to Move the World Forward With Climate Action

3BL Media

At the start of COP29, more than 650 investors with $33 trillion in assets signed the 2024 Global Investor Statement, calling for a whole-of-government approach to implement economy-wide policies in line with the Paris Agreement goal to prevent worsening and costly climate disasters. Backsliding on U.S.

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

3BL Media

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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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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COP29 Deal Can Unlock Public and Private Climate Finance

Chris Hall

The UK’s latest nationally determined contribution (NDC), along with the anticipated launch of the UK Industrial Strategy in the spring, should provide the platform for greater business funding to support these goals, and for finance to be structured around specific targets, such as investments in clean technology or energy-efficient buildings.

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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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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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Biden Administration Unveils Strategy to Decarbonize Transportation Sector

ESG Today

to the Paris Agreement on the president’s first day in office, committing the country to achieve net zero by 2050, and following up with an interim target to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by 50-52% in 2030. The Biden administration has made climate action a key focus, beginning with the return of the U.S.