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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

As such, attention is likely to quickly turn to alternative avenues for accelerating the development and adoption of the lower-carbon shipping technologies and practices that remain in the pipeline. As the U.K. has a role to play in pushing for the highest possible ambition at this week's talks.

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Statement on behalf of We Mean Business Coalition ahead of COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

Amidst the escalating impacts and threats of climate change, heads of state, negotiators, climate scientists, activists and business leaders prepare to meet for COP27, taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Business stands ready to work with governments to deliver more ambitious NDCs in both developing and developed countries.

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Creating a sustainable future in healthcare

Cisco CSR

In September 2021, Cisco committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, 10 years ahead of the time by which climate scientists say the planet must reach net zero to avoid the worst effects of climate change. 3 These emissions contribute to climate change and indirectly lead to reduced health outcomes. .

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The Continued Growth of Green Jobs

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

This focus on a green economy can, in part, be attributed to 2021 meetings including the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Impact Development Summit , the UN General Assembly , and COP26 , where discussions were focused on making a concerted shift toward a green economy around the globe.

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Sustainability & Transition

Sustainable Round Table

At Ceres, Bob founded the Investor Network on Climate Risk and co-founded the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) which has helped shape the field of corporate sustainability and now emerging mandatory requirements for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting.

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A Dignity First Corporate Demand for Climate Action

Sustainable Round Table

Even though thousands of the world’s most relevant, respected, and peer-reviewed climate scientists have warned for decades that deep, broad, and urgent action is needed to reduce the burning of fossil fuels, which is the primary cause of our climate and ecological breakdown.1 Because carbon emissions continue up, always.

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Russia’s War From a Climate Perspective

Richard Matthews

AmeetThakkar , energy transition and infrastructure analyst at BMO said rising oil prices may prove to be a catalyst that accelerates the development of renewable energy. Both climate change and Putin’s invasion are directly tied to fossil fuels. Russia is Funded by Oil Exports. Ukraine delivered more than promises.