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IPCC warns: Window to deliver 'sustainable, livable future for all' is closing

GreenBiz

Climate scientists urge policymakers, investors and businesses to accelerate global decarbonization efforts, saying the pace of action remains far too slow despite a raft of readily available climate solutions.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

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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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

GreenBiz

In order to deliver its targets, Unilever said its priority was to decarbonize its use of heating and cooling, including removing HFCs — harmful greenhouse gas pollutants — from its refrigerants, having already achieve 100 percent renewable electricity across its business worldwide. It also has set up a $1.18

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BeZero Carbon Raises $32 Million to Expand Carbon Credit Rating Platform into New Markets

ESG Today

Founded in 2020, BeZero is a ratings agency for carbon markets, providing carbon ratings, research and data products, backed by a team of climate scientists, earth observation specialists, data scientists and financial analysts.

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Canada's pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

Corporate Knights

Canadians require a livable planet on which to retire, and climate scientists and energy modellers are clear that limiting global temperature increase to 1.5℃ The financial system must be aligned with a zero-carbon future, and many investors have stopped pretending that it’s possible to finance the decarbonization of fossil fuels.

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Canadian pension funds ignore rapid rise in climate dangers

Corporate Knights

There is no retirement security unless we have a safe climate future to retire into.

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The Role Investors Play in Addressing Global Water Challenges

3BL Media

Climate change has been a key investment strategy focus, as more investors subscribe to the overwhelming conclusion of climate scientists that the Earth’s climate is warming, and human activity is the primary driver of this warming. This naturally leads to the question of the role companies and investors can play.