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How to Re-establish the UK’s Lead on Climate Change

Chris Hall

Former chair of the Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben believes the country can get back on track to net zero and regain its status as a global leader. When Glasgow hosted COP26 in 2021, bringing together 120 world leaders and more than 40,000 participants, the UK was seen as a world leader in the battle against climate change.

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Trends & Opportunities with Standardizing ESG Disclosures in Real Estate

3BL Media

At COP26, IFRS introduced a new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosure standards. This is for good reason: buildings and properties have been one of the first major assets to be directly impacted by climate change.

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Creativity and Collaboration Vital to Finance Nature

Chris Hall

Jose Pugas , Head of Responsible Investments and Engagement at JGP Asset Management , explains why scal ing -u p finance between the global north and south for nature-based solutions is essential to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. Brazil is the most biologically diverse country in the world.

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The Glasgow Climate Pact for business: ambition, action and collaboration.

We Mean Business Coalition

This post originally appeared on Climate Change News. The street and the boardroom are closer than they have ever been on climate. The Glasgow Climate Pact and recent pledges have kept 1.5°C As delegates head home, these are the key lessons that business leaders can take from Cop26. C alive, just.

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ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Chris Hall

When it comes to gathering the collective will to tackle climate change, it is often argued that public policy actions and private sector commitments are mutually reinforcing, spurring each side to go further and faster. Even so, we were reminded how far the G20 nations are from meeting their COP26 commitment to keep 1.5°C

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Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia

Envirotec Magazine

These countries need affordable, reliable and clean energy to support their socio-economic development and to mitigate climate change. “We continue to see significant investment in coal-fired power generation in countries with high rates of energy poverty.

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COP27: Get finance flowing in the right direction so business can cut emissions faster

We Mean Business Coalition

Loss and damage relates to climate-related impacts which cannot be adapted to. Loss and damage is happening because we have not adequately tackled climate change, cut emissions or taken action to adapt. Will a company’s investment take it a step closer towards a net zero world, or will it be a stranded asset tomorrow?