Climate Change, COP26 and Decarbonize

Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 13, 2025

Coming at the end of what is going down as the hottest year on record, it was easy to feel that the annual meetings of signatories to the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), plus the circus of non-governmental organizations, lobbyists and negotiators that has grown up around them, have failed to deliver.

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Decarbonizing the built environment: Takeaways from COP26

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?

COP26

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Climate Finance: Moving Forward After COP26

3BL Media

APRIL 14, 2022

SUMMARY: The need for climate finance – the local, national, or transnational financing that enables climate change mitigation and adaptation – was much debated at COP26. Bridging the Funding Gap at COP26: Governmental Pledges. Bridging the Funding Gap at COP26: Private Sector Initiatives.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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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Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The United Nations Glasgow Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, concluded in November with 200 nations signing the Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP), an agreement that could accelerate climate action and drive big carbon cuts. COP26 Reflects Increased Drive for Climate Action .

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

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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Ten Steps to Create a Successful Decarbonization Roadmap

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Last year saw significant activity as governments, utilities, businesses and other entities zoned in on mitigating climate change by setting aggressive decarbonization goals in an effort to lower carbon emissions. Look for easy-to-decarbonize areas of your operations where you can make a difference right away.

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Schneider Electric Announces Additional Participation in First-of-Its-Kind Supplier Program To Advance Climate Action

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. Renewable energy procurement can be a game changer as companies decarbonize.” LOUISVILLE, KY.,

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Fossil fuel expansion will be the litmus test for banks’ net-zero promises

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 21, 2022

Civil society organizations are gearing up to hold financial industry players accountable on the lofty commitments they made at COP26 in November. Ultimately, best practices come down to are we seeing year-over-year changes in their capital flows?”. It could also delay investments needed to help mitigate the impact of climate change.”.

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Net Zero Readiness Report

3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

KPMG published the Net Zero Readiness Index in 2021, 1 a few weeks before the COP26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow. Attempts to phase out the use of coal, the single biggest contributor to climate change, failed with weaker language to ‘phase down’ its use in the final agreement.

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What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 30, 2021

Anybody who’s watched the news over the past month will know that the effects of climate change are becoming too pressing to ignore. Put together by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the comprehensive report confirms that “it is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, oceans, and land.”

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The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 26, 2022

As the number of severe weather events continues to rise across Canada and globally, it’s evident the fight against climate change is a constant threat to our world’s health, safety, and sustainability. These companies are working across sectors to bring businesses together in their ambitions to address climate change.

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COP 27: How Can ICT Help Us Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change?

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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Tetra Tech's Justin Goonesinghe Discusses Designing Clean Hydrogen Markets to Support Decarbonization Efforts

3BL Media

JUNE 6, 2022

Discussing designing clean hydrogen markets to support decarbonization efforts. He works across Tetra Tech on decarbonization and clean hydrogen market design within the gas sector. Since 2017 Justin has focused largely on the role decarbonization of gas can play in achieving rapid and sustainable decarbonization.

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Climate change: Mars and PepsiCo offer lessons in decarbonization, call for a ‘redesign’ of supply chains

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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Mitigating Climate Change Due to Methane From Natural Gas

3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Methane is a primary component in natural gas and a contributor to climate change. Why is reducing methane emissions so important to climate change mitigation? This powerful warming effect causes experts to believe that cutting methane emissions is critical to mitigating climate change. Read more

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Ithaca, New York launches first city-wide electrification effort in the U.S.

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The City of Ithaca, New York has voted to electrify its entire building stock -- the first large-scale, city-wide decarbonization effort in the U.S. Myrick to negotiate a contract with BlocPower, a Brooklyn-based climate tech startup focused on greening aging urban buildings. Follow @EngelsAngle. to follow.".

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Tetra Pak Recognised for Fourth Consecutive Year as Part of CDP 'A List' for Action on Climate Change and Forests

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. C without nature.

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Digitally-Driven Operations Enhance Industrial Sustainability and Performance

3BL Media

JUNE 8, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As we look back to Earth Day 2022, and cap a month of focus on our planet, I am reminded of the COP26 collaboration ambitions and the clear message that industry has a critical, active role to play in in advancing action on climate change.

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What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

Candidly, Gore is the reason I’m on the corporate climate beat, so I was inspired by the invitation to interview him as a virtual keynote session for SEMICON West , a conference focused on members of the semiconductor industry. It’s well-documented that climate change has a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

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Advancing Sustainability: Necessary for the Planet and Smart for Business

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

DESCRIPTION: When the first draft of history is written, last November’s COP26 climate summit may be viewed as a turning point. Not for its concrete outcomes, but the shift in public sentiment that commitments are no longer enough, and corporations must do more to solve our world’s water and climate challenges. SOURCE: Ecolab.

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3 Guiding Pillars for Companies Looking to Create an Effective Climate Transition Plan

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

As climate expectations continue to evolve, we believe it is part of our shared responsibility to provide guidance for companies looking to create and own their climate plan. Nasdaq, along with a broad range of stakeholders, is helping to provide suggested steps towards climate progress and transparency.

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Where are we on the path toward a carbon-free energy system?

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

By 2050, if all of the climate-change related pledges and regulations take effect as currently planned, we should be living in a clean-energy powered world with a fully carbon-free electricity system powering fully electrified transportation , industrial and building sectors. See you in Dallas!

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Electrification ‘not enough’ to meet Paris climate goals, consultant says

Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The global push to produce all electricity from clean sources won’ t be enough to meet the net-zero target of the Paris climate agreement , according to a new report from energy consultant DNV. DNV’s fifth annual Energy Transition Outlook comes two months before COP26 , the climate summit of world leaders, in Glasgow.

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Setting science-based targets to combat climate change

We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

COP26 focused the attention of governments and businesses on a key targe t: limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C The Glasgow Climate Pact made clear that the days of coal and fossil fuels are numbered, that carbon markets are here to stay, and that deforestation must come to an end. by halving global emissions by 2030.

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New Zealand, BlackRock Launch $1.2 Billion Climate Infrastructure Fund to Accelerate Energy Transition Goals

ESG Today

AUGUST 8, 2023

The launch of the fund follows the release last year by the government of its Emission Reduction plan to address climate change and the country’s transition to a low emissions economy. According to BlackRock, the fund marks the firm’s largest single country decarbonization-focused project to date. It is already doing that today.

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$1 Trillion Business Coalition Calls for Plans to Phase Out Fossil Fuels at COP28

ESG Today

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The letter, coordinated by climate-focused nonprofit We Mean Business, was signed by companies including IKEA, Nestlé, Ørsted, Unilever and Volvo Cars, and said that the companies are already “feeling the impacts and cost of increasing extreme weather events resulting from climate change.”

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Three New Business Models to Achieve Carbon-Reduction Goals

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at three Cooperative Approaches as a market-based path toward net zero in advance of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). Designing and implementing decarbonization pathways for utilities and private corporations.

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UK unveils hydrogen strategy based on offshore wind model

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 18, 2021

It comes at a time when there is high scrutiny of the country’s climate policies in the countdown to COP26 in Glasgow in November. New York announces initiatives to explore green hydrogen for decarbonization. By Kevin Ross, Editor-in-Chief of Enlit Europe and Power Engineering International.

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Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how international development agencies can advance carbon markets. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) established an accounting mechanism known as the “corresponding adjustment” to ensure that only one country counts each emission reduction.

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Volvo Targets 75% Emissions Reduction per Car by 2030

ESG Today

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Jonas Otterheim, Head of Climate Action, at Volvo Cars, said: “We have previously used the COP summits to push collective climate action and COP28 will be no different. What we and other like-minded companies are trying to do is develop and scale up transformational technologies to decarbonize sometimes ancient industrial processes.”

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Going green: The future of hydrogen energy

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

This year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. Production costs. We simply need to commit, think bigger and embrace what it can offer us. We must do more.

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World's Leading Agri-Commodity Companies Deliver Roadmap To Reduce Emissions From Land Use Change

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

DESCRIPTION: The roadmap focuses on reducing emissions from land-use change in the cattle, palm oil, and soy sectors, while protecting global food systems and producer livelihoods. We must face climate change while also increasing global food production to ensure food security. The Agriculture Sector Roadmap to 1.5°C C target.”.

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Open source meet your biggest challenge yet: saving the planet

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

This past summer, one in three Americans experienced the future of climate change and its repercussions of extreme weather , including hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat domes, and wildfires that now make summer the most dangerous season on earth. climate panel said in a recent landmark report. . Transforming Fast. Investment.

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The Circular Economy Has a Critical Role in Driving Climate Action

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

DESCRIPTION: At the recent COP26 climate talks, countries and companies largely focused on tackling climate change by decarbonizing the energy sector. The role of packaging in addressing climate change risks. We have some climate action gaps. Words by Leon Kaye. SOURCE: TriplePundit.

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South American Finance Ministers Discuss Incentives and Mechanisms to Finance the Decarbonization of their Economies

Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 29, 2021

C by 2030 in order to limit the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. South America has abundant clean energy resources available and a huge opportunity to decarbonize power grids, transport, and industry across the continent, as well as to bolster natural carbon sinks and biodiversity. Further, the IPCC 1.5 °C

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COP28 UAE Key Takeaways

3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Technological Innovations: COP28 showcased various technological advancements and innovations aimed at combating climate change. The fund will aid nations facing severe climate change impacts. The surge in attendance, doubling since COP26, can be attributed to heightened private sector engagement.

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We Mean Business Coalition statement on the G7 Summit 2022

We Mean Business Coalition

JUNE 28, 2022

and avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. . The G7 Communique shows a patchwork approach that failed to live up to the promise made just a few months ago at COP26. The G7 reaffirmed the commitments made by Ministers earlier in the year, for example, to decarbonize power systems by 2035 and phase out coal.

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Ahead of Climate Week 2022, Ceres To Urge Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Turn the Year’s Climate Victories Into Even More Ambitious Action

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At Climate Week 2022, Ceres will continue to encourage companies, investors, state and federal lawmakers and regulators to keep pushing forward with ambitious climate action plans and policies to ensure we meet our all-important targets and protect our communities and economy from the material and financial risks of climate change.”.

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Business welcomes The Glasgow Climate Pact: We Mean Business Coalition statement

We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C Ahead of COP26, more than 750 businesses, employing 10 million people globally and with US$2.7

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Guest Post: Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in a World Running Out of Time

ESG Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Bell, EY Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader. So, it’s good news that businesses are now expressing a real desire to rise to the challenge the climate and ecological crisis presents. But it’s also true that this mobilization of private capital probably represents the best lever for mass decarbonization.

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New Report: "Roadmap to 2050: The Land-Water-Energy Nexus of Biofuels"

Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In order to secure the rights of current and future generations, societies must transition toward total decarbonization by 2050. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 2019 Special Report on Climate Change and Land , the pace of decarbonization needed to meet the 1.5°C

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B Lab Forms New Partnerships to Help Scale Credible Business Transitions to Net Zero

B the Change

JUNE 22, 2022

(Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash ) Scaling Impact and Strengthening Accountability Toward Net Zero Through the B Corp Climate Collective Brigitta Nemes, Senior Manager Environmental Standards at B Lab Global, shares her reflections on a new direction for the B Corp Climate Collective’s work on net zero.

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SDSN at COP27

Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 31, 2022

CEET’s objective is to promote and highlight Egypt’s major theme: “Getting to implementation”, through a first-time in history, engineer-led and co-designed decarbonization forum.

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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Decarbonizing the built environment: Takeaways from COP26

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Climate Finance: Moving Forward After COP26

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

Bond Investors Can Help Hold Companies Accountable Post COP26

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

Ten Steps to Create a Successful Decarbonization Roadmap

Schneider Electric Announces Additional Participation in First-of-Its-Kind Supplier Program To Advance Climate Action

Fossil fuel expansion will be the litmus test for banks’ net-zero promises

Net Zero Readiness Report

What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?

The zero-carbon business leader takes shape

COP 27: How Can ICT Help Us Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change?

Tetra Tech's Justin Goonesinghe Discusses Designing Clean Hydrogen Markets to Support Decarbonization Efforts

Climate change: Mars and PepsiCo offer lessons in decarbonization, call for a ‘redesign’ of supply chains

Mitigating Climate Change Due to Methane From Natural Gas

Ithaca, New York launches first city-wide electrification effort in the U.S.

Tetra Pak Recognised for Fourth Consecutive Year as Part of CDP 'A List' for Action on Climate Change and Forests

Digitally-Driven Operations Enhance Industrial Sustainability and Performance

What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'

Advancing Sustainability: Necessary for the Planet and Smart for Business

3 Guiding Pillars for Companies Looking to Create an Effective Climate Transition Plan

Where are we on the path toward a carbon-free energy system?

Electrification ‘not enough’ to meet Paris climate goals, consultant says

Setting science-based targets to combat climate change

New Zealand, BlackRock Launch $1.2 Billion Climate Infrastructure Fund to Accelerate Energy Transition Goals

$1 Trillion Business Coalition Calls for Plans to Phase Out Fossil Fuels at COP28

Three New Business Models to Achieve Carbon-Reduction Goals

UK unveils hydrogen strategy based on offshore wind model

Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets

Volvo Targets 75% Emissions Reduction per Car by 2030

Going green: The future of hydrogen energy

World's Leading Agri-Commodity Companies Deliver Roadmap To Reduce Emissions From Land Use Change

Open source meet your biggest challenge yet: saving the planet

The Circular Economy Has a Critical Role in Driving Climate Action

South American Finance Ministers Discuss Incentives and Mechanisms to Finance the Decarbonization of their Economies

COP28 UAE Key Takeaways

We Mean Business Coalition statement on the G7 Summit 2022

Ahead of Climate Week 2022, Ceres To Urge Investors, Companies, and Policymakers To Turn the Year’s Climate Victories Into Even More Ambitious Action

Business welcomes The Glasgow Climate Pact: We Mean Business Coalition statement

Guest Post: Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in a World Running Out of Time

New Report: "Roadmap to 2050: The Land-Water-Energy Nexus of Biofuels"

B Lab Forms New Partnerships to Help Scale Credible Business Transitions to Net Zero

SDSN at COP27

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