Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It first entered the climate justice lexicon back in 1992, during negotiations leading to the original United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), when the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) submitted a proposal for a financial mechanism to address loss and damage from sea level rise.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 12, 2022

Here are the key takeaways from a roundtable discussion McKinsey hosted at the COP26 Climate Change Conference. How can the cement and construction industry achieve net zero by 2050?

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The 10 recommendations in the COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling on them to act with urgency on the current climate and health crises. Download the document.

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Impakter

JULY 25, 2022

First the Amazon, Now the Congo Basin: Another Step Back in the Fight Against Climate Change. The post First the Amazon, Now the Congo Basin: Another Step Back in the Fight Against Climate Change appeared first on Impakter. Only eight months […]. Claude Forthomme - Senior Editor.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Lord Patel said COP26 is “the perfect opportunity to highlight on the world stage the importance of nature-based solutions.” ” (image credit: ukhouseoflords , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Nature-based solutions are solutions to societal challenges that involve working with nature to better manage, protect, or restore ecosystems.

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Cisco CSR

MAY 5, 2022

The COP26 summit was much more than headline negotiations between global leaders. It included 85 country and NGO pavilions and hundreds of corporate events, along with YOUNGO, the Official Children’s and Youth constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Some previously untargeted companies, brands, institutional investors and geographies will be thrust into the limelight as central problems in the battle against climate change. As a result, we can expect to see personal, political and business incentives tilt in favor of more action to combat climate change.

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3BL Media

MAY 2, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Bloomberg LP published its 2021 Impact Report, which outlines how the company continues to address climate change through its operations and products, philanthropy and collaborations with partners and industry peers. This in turn helps markets to better understand how climate can impact businesses and economies.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Eleven years ago, in 2010, at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s COP15, developed countries committed to a goal of mobilizing $100 billion per year by 2020, to address the needs of developing countries. Now, we are looking forward to COP26 in Glasgow and the stakes are high. Climate Change.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

More than 90 wind energy companies and associations from around the world called on leaders to take decisive action in pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions goals ahead of the COP26 United Nations climate summit next month. What we don't have yet is the unprecedented political will we need to make this happen.".

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In an open letter to its clients, HSBC CEO Noel Quinn said the bank had been motivated to ramp up its environmental ambition by customer concern about climate change. "We If you want to know what HSBC's stance on climate change really is, look at what they fund, not their fluffy marketing," he added.

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Andreas Rache

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference , has just ended. It was supposed to be ‘the next big and significant one’: the great follow-up to COP21 five years ago, the outcome of which was the Paris Climate Agreement, the first binding international treaty on climate change. By Steen Vallentin. ?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. Currently, seaweed farming occupies about 2,000 Km2 of land, compared to about 60 million Km2 land food producing systems occupy.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 9, 2022

On the eve of COP 27, we lay down the critical role of ICT and public-private partnerships in helping our world mitigate, adapt to and build resilience against climate catastrophe. More and more, I think the questions we need to ask ourselves are no longer just ‘what is climate change?’, and ‘why should we care?’.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

To address climate change, decision-makers need accurate information on how our world is changing now, and also what may happen in the future. Climate change is an all-hands-on deck, global challenge that requires action – now,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. IGO license ).

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

It has been launched at COP27, where a key theme is making good on the commitments made at COP26 and demonstrating action. Nigel Topping, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for the UK, COP26 will introduce the Playbook as part of the Marrakech Partnership’s Industry Action Event on November 11TH, 2022 at 10:00 EET.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

COP26 is to be held at the SEC, Glasgow, in November 2021. The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it achieve its ambition of delivering a sustainable summit.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 29, 2021

COP26 is about implementation and the actions of this decade. Read the full story from IEEFA. We don’t need a new Paris Agreement treaty – we need a global ratcheting up of ambition. And that is what we are seeing – there is a pull forward in ambition timetables as the race accelerates, and the… Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The climate conversation happening on Twitter continues to accelerate, generating more than 40 million Tweets in 2021 alone. As global leaders convene in Glasgow for #COP26, people around the world are using Twitter to get the latest, connect with the environmental community, and galvanize around pressing climate challenges.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The IPCC has urged governments to be proactive in adapting to climate change, but Scott Morrison's climate failures have left Australia vulnerable. The post IPCC exposes Morrison government’s catastrophic failures on climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

DESCRIPTION: WSP USA hosted a recent panel session at the International Chamber of Commerce virtual forum during COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference , exploring how organizations leading the shift to resilient, equitable infrastructure and communities will increasingly need to consider designing with living systems.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next steps for the UK was published on 2 December by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). Current climate policies around the world do not come close to achieving these aims. Following COP26, global temperatures are set to rise by around 2.7°C.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 24, 2022

Launched at COP26, the Energize program has educated hundreds of pharmaceutical suppliers. Collaboration with suppliers to reduce our Scope 3 carbon footprint is integral to collectively mitigate climate change impacts. LOUISVILLE, KY., Renewable energy procurement can be a game changer as companies decarbonize.”

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Wall Street is driving the climate crisis, and if banks want to be part of the solution, they have to start by being transparent about the extent to which they're currently part of the problem. "We

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Researchers at COP26 speak of their hopes and fears for the momentous climate summit — and what they hope to achieve by attending. Read the full story in Nature. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 3, 2021

With world leaders vowing increased scrutiny over businesses’ climate policies at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and regulators crafting disclosure rules to increase transparency around firms’ climate risk profiles, executives are scrambling to accurately map their carbon footprint.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The focus for all businesses on issues ranging from climate change to social justice has never been more intense. The pace continues to pick up with ESG managers raising $403 billion in the first nine months of 2021, compared to $506 billion in all of 2020.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

has a new prime minister, and, even though she once served as environment minister, questions are swirling about how committed Liz Truss and her government are to tackling climate change. . There is no doubt that the new Cabinet is divided on the urgency of tackling climate change, but there are powerful voices in favour of action.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2022

DESCRIPTION: LAUSANNE, Switzerland, December 20, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Tetra Pak has been recognised for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change and forests by global environmental non-profit CDP , securing a place on its prestigious ‘A List’ for the fourth year running.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Ashish Sharma, the Illinois research climatologist at the Illinois State Water Survey, spoke with News Bureau physical sciences editor Lois Yoksoulian about the takeaways from the COP26 and how the goals set… Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

s Glasgow climate conference, they often presented themselves as part of the solution to climate change and talked about energy security. by Jill Hopke, DePaul University When oil and gas companies took to Twitter during the first half of the U.N.’s

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Burberry says it will take action to “protect, restore and regenerate nature” based on its aggressive commitment to climate change. Read the full story at Retail Gazette. The British retailer will fund a series of regenerative projects in areas where it has the greatest ecological impacts. Read more →

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The global NGO will use COP29 to restate its message that we cannot tackle climate change if we don’t fix our broken food system. WRAP advises that countries are missing a golden opportunity to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and increase security of food supplies to their citizens by preventing food loss and waste.

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McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 11, 2022

Asia faces several key challenges in undertaking the net-zero transition, while standing out as being more exposed to physical climate risk than other parts of the world.

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Impakter

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Last year in Glasgow, world leaders gathered for the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26) to discuss how to “keep 1.5°C They left the gathering with renewed vigour for climate action, and a set of fresh climate pledges in the form of the Glasgow Pact. Solar Energy at COP27: What to Expect.

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2021

Globally, with both the COP26 on Climate Change and COP15 on Biological Diversity happening this year, the urgency couldn’t be more clear. Whether it is focused on climate change, nature loss or the mountains of waste driving the cause, leaders know their business depends upon integrating solutions to these problems.

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James Militzer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This potential is garnering attention from governments across the world, which are looking to the ingenuity of private enterprise to support their efforts to fulfill their national commitments to address climate change. The Overlapping Climate Impacts of Waste . Businesses’ Role in Transitioning to a Liveable Climate .

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