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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. degrees [of warming] we need to decarbonize by the mid-2030s," he explained. "To To achieve 2 degrees we need to decarbonize by mid-century. Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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Enbridge Welcomes New UN Flagship Report on Climate Change

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DESCRIPTION: Society must move more forcefully to combat global warming, the world’s top climate scientists warned Monday in a new report that says existing solutions and innovation offer hope—but not without action. We believe that RNG provides a cost-effective way to decarbonize sectors like heavy transport.

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Canadian pension funds ignore rapid rise in climate dangers

Corporate Knights

Recognizing that climate change could pose long-term risks, many funds are now reporting under the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a global voluntary framework established in 2015. There were limitations in what the model used could show in terms of physical risks, ” an AIMCo spokesperson says. “We

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Canada's pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

Corporate Knights

Canadians require a livable planet on which to retire, and climate scientists and energy modellers are clear that limiting global temperature increase to 1.5℃ The financial system must be aligned with a zero-carbon future, and many investors have stopped pretending that it’s possible to finance the decarbonization of fossil fuels.

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The Role Investors Play in Addressing Global Water Challenges

3BL Media

Climate change has been a key investment strategy focus, as more investors subscribe to the overwhelming conclusion of climate scientists that the Earth’s climate is warming, and human activity is the primary driver of this warming. This naturally leads to the question of the role companies and investors can play.

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AllianceBernstein: Kicking Off Climate Week in NYC

3BL Media

As we kick off Climate Week in New York today, I’ve been reflecting on our teams’ climate-related work over the last year. We believe that climate change can have a material impact on investment outcomes. One way we do this is through our collaboration with Columbia University’s Climate School and its climate scientists.

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Is capturing carbon from the air an effective climate solution?

Corporate Knights

After the world has collectively dragged its feet for far too long to slow down climate change, companies and governments are now championing a deceptively simple solution: filtering carbon dioxide out of the air and burying it deep underground, or turning it into everything from jet fuel to yoga mats.

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