Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now “too little too late”, and will not achieve the long-term temperature goals identified in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C license ). C by the end of the century.

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B the Change

JUNE 22, 2022

(Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash ) Scaling Impact and Strengthening Accountability Toward Net Zero Through the B Corp Climate Collective Brigitta Nemes, Senior Manager Environmental Standards at B Lab Global, shares her reflections on a new direction for the B Corp Climate Collective’s work on net zero.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

And citizens and consumers will have the kind of granular information they need to more effectively target the decision-makers and brands standing in the way of a sustainable future. Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Regulators will soon provide investors with clearer guidance on the acceptable boundaries of collective action to achieve net zero and other sustainability objectives, according to competition lawyers. Competition barriers to collective sustainability initiatives by investors expected to be lowered.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

During the recent COP26 climate negotiations , water as a mitigation tool received more attention than it had at previous talks. There’s discussion among many water utility leaders to have water utilities sign up for net zero goals, for example,” he added. Information sharing also is critical.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The research report, “ Smaller businesses and the transition to net zero “, highlights the potential collective influence of UK smaller businesses and the considerable contribution they could make to wider net zero objectives if they all made changes to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Corporate commitments to net-zero accelerated over the last two years, with almost one-third (30%) of Europe’s largest listed companies now having pledged to reach net-zero by 2050, according to a new study by consultancy firm Accenture. And as our study shows, the targets work.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 28, 2022

The use of carbon jargon to camouflage flimsy net zero plans will come to an end, exposing bad players, warns Gary Smith, Partner at Haven Green Capital Partners. Everyone and anyone can announce that they have a plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2050. It is like the ‘Wild West’ out there. Biting the bullet.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

UK ad regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled Thursday that ads by HSBC highlighting the bank’s climate-focused actions were misleading, as they omitted information about HSBC’s continued financing activities for emissions-intensive industries and businesses.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Sharm El Sheikh sees progress on accountability and transparency of net zero pledges, but many admit need for regulatory intervention. . New mechanisms for keeping private sector climate promises have taken big steps forward at COP27 this week, while major banks provided limited visibility on their path to net zero. .

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Making the commitment means that your business will start to take immediate climate action in order to: halve greenhouse gas emissions before 2030, achieve net zero emissions before 2050, and disclose progress on a yearly basis. They have set targets to halve emissions before 2030 and reach net-zero emissions in their value chains.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

climate action and investments, as private and public sector leaders raise ambition commitments and policies to capitalize on the opportunities of the net zero transition. But to meet our climate goals and complete the transition to a just and inclusive net zero economy by 2050, more work lies ahead.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Fundamentally, it provides information that the markets need to make well-considered investments, finance the transition to a net-zero economy and track the progress based on validated data. Accountants have a central role in supporting capital markets as the world moves to net-zero emissions.

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ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the VCMI, the new code aims to help build market confidence for companies’ engagement with voluntary carbon markets (VCMs), in order to accelerate corporate VCM use as part of their net zero pathways.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next steps for the UK was published on 2 December by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). There is now a path to expected global warming of under 2°C, but only if all the ambition in new mid-century Net Zero targets is delivered, alongside national 2030 emissions targets.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

Climate negotiators, Wall Street executives and pretty much anyone involved in efforts to decarbonise the planet were left in little doubt that the path to net zero means constant improvement and rigorous scrutiny. The post ICYMI, the Path to Net Zero is Getting Steeper appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement in the first days (much to the surprise of Indian observers) that India would reach net zero emissions by 2070 and generate 50% of its energy from renewables by 2030 helped lower that trajectory to 2.4°C. More than 140,000 readers get one of The Conversation’s informative newsletters.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Glasgow Climate Pact , agreed at COP26, stressed ‘the urgency of enhancing ambition and action in relation to mitigation, adaptation and finance in this critical decade’. Governments can tap the expertise of business to inform policies that are grounded in their practical experience. . C goal within reach.

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Countries around the world need to urgently scale up deployment of wind power in order to address the climate emergency, insists the Global Wind Coalition for COP26, which officially launches today (15 June) on Global Wind Day. We need them to get serious about wind”, commented Rebecca Williams, Director of COP26 at GWEC. Are You In?

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Project C is about making sure no one is left behind on our journey to net zero. Leading the Way to Net Zero National Grid is committed to combatting climate change and taking steps toward a clean energy future. “Expanded Solar-For-All ensures that everyone is included in the clean energy transition,” Wynter said.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

While some recognise carbon offsets markets as key for us to achieve net-zero emissions world by 2050 by funnelling cash into cost-effective projects, others believe credits are a dangerous distraction that allows polluters to pay their way out of the problem. Introduction. 1 – 1.5ºC emission pathway (Source McKinsey & Co).

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 23, 2024

As climate science advanced, oil companies and trade associations went to every length to undermine it, from running full-page advertorials in The New York Times by front groups like the Informed Citizens for the Environment in the 1980s, to using climate-branded lobby groups to stop the U.S. from ratifying the Kyoto Protocol in 2001.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2022

Those that don’t disclose or provide insufficient information are marked with an F. . As part of Lenovo’s environmental sustainability initiatives, the Company has announced emissions reduction targets for 2030 and was selected to road test the Net Zero Standard for the Science-Based Targets initiative.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Many of the major announcements unveiled by governments and the private sector so far at COP26 demonstrate that progress is underway. There is potential for this to be ironed out at COP26. . COP26 must deliver robust rules on the Global Stocktake in 2023. . COP26 LIVE BLOG: ALL IN FOR 1.5ºC. C, according to?

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Ceres, along with its partners, will call on investors, companies, and policymakers to build on the progress since COP26 and turn commitments into even more ambitious actions and implement bold policies in line with the scientific need to limit average temperature rise to no more than 1.5°C.

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ESG Today

MAY 22, 2023

The ISSB was launched in November 2021 at the COP26 climate conference, with the goal to develop IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, in order to provide a global baseline of disclosure requirements that can be used by jurisdictions on a standalone basis or incorporated into broader reporting frameworks.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 22, 2022

Global index, data and analytics provider FTSE Russell has partnered with the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) and JPX-owned subsidiary JPX Market Innovation and Research to launch the FTSE JPX Net Zero Japan Index series. It consists of two indexes, the FTSE JPX Net Zero Japan 500 index and the FTSE JPX Net Zero Japan 200 index.

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ESG Today

MARCH 30, 2023

The commitment was announced today with the introduction of an updated Green Finance Strategy by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, part of the government’s launch today of its “Powering Up Britain” plan outlining initiatives to achieve the UK’s energy security and net zero objectives.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Those that don’t disclose or provided insufficient information are scored an F. In addition, in August 2022, Tetra Pak’s target to reach net-zero GHG emissions across the value chain by 2050 has been approved by Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) 3 under its Corporate Net-Zero Standard 4. 2 Baseline: 2019.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

There has been a shift at this year’s summit, from making pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2050 to a focus on actions to cut emissions by 2030. The international financial community formed a broad alliance of firms committed to net zero, attracting accusations of greenwashing. degrees Celsius (2.7 That’s a start.

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A new report by SDSN’s Food, Environment, Land and Development (FELD) Action Tracker explores the extent to which key countries include transformations of food and land systems—necessary to meet both climate and Sustainable Development Goals—in their Nationally Determined Contributions submitted before COP26. To stay below 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

The postponed COP26 summit held in Glasgow in November was widely billed as a moment of reckoning; the world’s last chance to set out serious plans to deliver the global commitment to keep temperature rises to 1.5°C. Yet COP26 came and went without the detailed action plans required. That’s not to say progress was not made.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050. For more information visit www.northeastlep.co.uk.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

This year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. By Bill Ireland, Logan Energy. Accelerating hydrogen activity.

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3BL Media

JUNE 1, 2022

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), established at COP26 to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for capital markets, has launched a consultation on its first two proposed standards. The approach paves the way to achieving goals like our commitment to net-zero emissions by 2030.

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