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There's a new push to get net-zero targets to matter

Corporate Knights

Over the last decade and a half, a standard form has emerged in which governments and corporations have made their promise to do so: the net-zero target. As a strategy, the net-zero target has been criticized by climate advocates; at its worst, it can be a vague, unenforceable greenwashing program. In the U.S.,

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

3BL Media

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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Enbridge Welcomes New UN Flagship Report on Climate Change

3BL Media

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. Global temperatures will stabilize when carbon dioxide emissions reach net zero, the report says. .

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Canada isn't challenging banks enough to prepare for climate chaos

Corporate Knights

In the climate context, possible future scenarios centre on physical risk, transition risk or both. Physical risk is the tangible impacts of climate change, like fires and flooding, while transition risk is the impact that climate policy has on the economy, technology and consumer demand.

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