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First in Flight: American Airlines Is Leading the Airline Industry on a Science-Based Journey to Net-Zero Emissions

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A science-based target is one that aligns with the level that climate scientists predict is needed to keep global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. This intermediate goal will serve as a checkpoint on the way to 2050, which is when American is aiming to be a net-zero airline. What else you should know.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

With more than one quarter of the global economy committed to achieving net-zero emissions over the coming decades, it follows that the shipping sector will be under increased pressure from governments and private players to clean up its act. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K.

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Intuit Commits to Net Zero Value Chain Emissions by 2040

ESG Today

Financial technology platform provider Intuit announced today a series of new climate-focused goals, including a new target to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2040. We will continue to drive meaningful emissions reductions as we embark on our net-zero journey.”

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Canadian pension funds ignore rapid rise in climate dangers

Corporate Knights

Shift Action’s findings are similar to reports released in July from Carbon Tracker , a global advocacy organization on climate and finance, and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Exeter, all based in the United Kingdom.

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Investors Go Salmon Fishing With Climate Scientists

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DESCRIPTION: The global climate is an enormously complex system, and as climate change intensifies, damaging climate events are cascading from one another. Getting a better handle on climate science can sharpen these tools. By Sara Rosner - Director, Environmental Research and Engagement—Responsible Investment.

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Tiffany & Co. Commits to Science-Based Climate Targets

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announces its plans to accelerate its commitment to combat climate change with a pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its own operations (Scopes 1 and 2) and supply chain (Scope 3) by 2040 in accordance with the Science Based Targets Initiative’s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard.

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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℃ He shared the stage with Teine Energy and Wolf Midstream, two Alberta-based fossil fuel companies owned by CPPIB – neither of which have committed to net-zero emissions.