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Corporate Emissions Targets Across All G7 Countries Fall Short of Global Climate Goals: Report

ESG Today

C above pre-industrial levels, falling well short of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C C ambition needed to avoid the most significant effects of global warming, according to a new study released today by climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP, and management consulting firm Oliver Wyman.

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Euronext Launches Index Investing in Companies with Approved 1.5°C Climate Targets

ESG Today

European market infrastructure provider Euronext announced today the launch of a new index investing in companies with climate goals approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as in line with the 1.5°C C goal of the Paris Agreement.

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America’s Top 10 Companies for Environmental Performance in 2022

Just Capital

The SEC’s move also comes as the need for more ambitious climate action becomes increasingly urgent. The IPCC, the UN’s climate research body, recently found that the world is currently on track for temperature increases more than double the 1.5°C C goal set in the Paris Agreement. Verified 1.5°C Mastercard.

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Firms Looking for the Right Lever to Lead on Net Zero

Chris Hall

The practice of incentivising CEOs to deliver on climate change commitments through remuneration is in its infancy, with many firms struggling to identify appropriate metrics or balance short- and long-term goals. . On the flip side, we don’t want a low-quality qualitative climate metric tied to a big pay-out,” Walton added. .

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Countdown to 2025

Chris Hall

Bert Kramer, Head of Climate Research at Ortec Finance, says we cannot discount the possibility of a transition-related financial crisis. As the clock ticks down from the 2015 Paris Agreement, there is growing uncertainty that on our current trajectory the world is going to meet the stated goal to be net zero by 2050.

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The 10 Big Things To Watch Across World’s Energy Markets in 2023

3BL Media

BNEF expects a larger jump in 2023 thanks to even more generous tax credits for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) included in the US Inflation Reduction Act, and an acceleration in net-zero transitions by European companies. Jonas Rooze, manager of sustainability and climate research.

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Sink, Swim or Adapt

Chris Hall

“The range of tools available is very large, spanning proactive policies and regulatory requirements, renewable energy subsidies, meaningful adaptation funding, community engagement and capacity-building, promoting transparency, and innovation programmes,” says Oliver Marchand, Head of Climate Research at global data provider MSCI. Top-down The (..)

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