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Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote

GreenBiz

Unilever sets out net-zero plans for shareholder vote. Unilever has become one of the first multinational companies in the world to publish a corporate net-zero action plan for oversight by its shareholders, as it prepares to put the climate strategy to an advisory vote at its upcoming AGM in early May.

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There's a new push to get net-zero targets to matter

Corporate Knights

Over the last decade and a half, a standard form has emerged in which governments and corporations have made their promise to do so: the net-zero target. As a strategy, the net-zero target has been criticized by climate advocates; at its worst, it can be a vague, unenforceable greenwashing program.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

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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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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℃ He shared the stage with Teine Energy and Wolf Midstream, two Alberta-based fossil fuel companies owned by CPPIB – neither of which have committed to net-zero emissions.

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Tiffany & Co. Commits to Science-Based Climate Targets

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announces its plans to accelerate its commitment to combat climate change with a pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its own operations (Scopes 1 and 2) and supply chain (Scope 3) by 2040 in accordance with the Science Based Targets Initiative’s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard.

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Canadian pension funds ignore rapid rise in climate dangers

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Shift Action’s findings are similar to reports released in July from Carbon Tracker , a global advocacy organization on climate and finance, and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Exeter, all based in the United Kingdom.