Corporate Knights

MARCH 17, 2022

In a report released March 16, the Public Policy Forum laid out a “leadership blueprint” for Canada’s net-zero transition that urges the federal government to help finance the sector’s efforts to reduce emissions. However, he added, the decarbonization effort must speed up. We’re just not moving with the haste we need to move.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The Royal Bank of Canada is out with a long-awaited net-zero strategy that sets a far softer target than the emerging international standard for financial institutions, while touting its ability to engage with clients in the fossil fuel sector and beyond to drive emission reductions.

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ESG Today

APRIL 20, 2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced today the launch of the Finance for Net Zero (FiNZ) Action Plan, updating its series of strategies to mobilize financing aimed at catalyzing the net zero transition in Asia, and decarbonization activities in Singapore.

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GreenBiz

JULY 29, 2021

If star power doesn’t impress you as a sustainability practitioner or climate-tech evangelist, the flurry of deals and alliances that Nexii has forged since that time will definitely get your attention. Decarbonization. are less than 50,000 square feet in size and lack any sort of management system, according to Energy Star data. .

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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

AUGUST 31, 2020

The growth of Puro.earth has been attributed to a growing environmental consciousness among companies, many of which are interested in reaching a net-zero carbon output. . Puro is definitely in the picture, and this is one of the options that we have.". When we learned about Puro.earth. We have been in contact with Puro.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 24, 2024

But it contains no mandatory regulations or new public investments to bring emissions from the country’s more than 16 million homes , 564,000 commercial and institutional buildings, and 34,000 federal properties to net-zero.

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ESG Today

JULY 26, 2022

Global investment manager AllianceBernstein (AB) announced a new climate commitment to achieve net zero emissions, aiming to align its operations and a range of investment strategies with a 1.5 ° pathway by 2050. Our net zero strategy addresses both the corporate and investment levels.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

announced today a new target to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its entire value chain by 2040, including those produced by suppliers and through customer device usage, in addition to the company’s own operations. The post T-Mobile Commits to Net Zero Emissions Across the Value Chain appeared first on ESG Today.

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ESG Today

APRIL 4, 2023

Despite a UK government pledge to require large listed companies to disclose decarbonization plans this year, and over 80% of FTSE 100 companies committing to net zero by 2050, 95% of these companies have yet to publish “credible” or sufficiently detailed plans, according to a new study by professional services firm EY.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For the study, the TPI Centre assessed 26 of the world’s largest global banks according to its recently released Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework, which considers a wide range of indicators from banks’ net zero commitments and targets to their disclosure, climate risk governance and climate solutions financing.

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3BL Media

JUNE 21, 2022

Definition. Bill MacDonald , Energy Transition Leader for Antea Group USA, offers a concise definition of energy transition: “A period of energy transition is defined by the adoption of a new primary energy system. Definition. Decarbonization. Definition. Definition. Energy Transition. Low-Carbon.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Originally posted on GFANZ on September 19, 2023 The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Secretariat today launched a consultation on its work to further refine the definitions of its transition finance strategies and support financial institutions to forecast the impact of these strategies on reducing emissions.

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3BL Media

JULY 5, 2022

Steps toward accomplishing each commitment are detailed across 2021, a year defined by reentry into workplaces and public spaces as the COVID-19 pandemic waned, evolving definitions of sustainability and its related benchmarks, and growing urgency to decarbonize our planet’s economies.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Government of Canada outlined a plan to develop a new sustainable investment taxonomy, a set of guidelines to help categorize sustainable economic activities aligned with the goals of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 and limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C,

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

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Sphera

JANUARY 13, 2022

When it comes to carbon accounting and decarbonization, here’s why databases based on spending can lead you to a dead-end road. Carbon footprints are the essential prerequisite for setting decarbonization targets and committing to actions to achieve these objectives. Some Background.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money. The definition of fleet is evolving.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We’re building on our progress in reducing our end-to-end carbon footprint and working toward our long-term goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Joining the Race to Net Zero. We've also joined the United Nations Race to Zero Campaign to help build momentum towards a decarbonized economy.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

We aim to reduce the company’s global scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% by 2032, and achieve net zero scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C One key topic addressed during the year was clarifying the definition of operational control for the sites operated on behalf of clients.

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3BL Media

JULY 31, 2023

Demand will rise into the billions of tons of carbon dioxide equivalent within the next decade as companies work toward net-zero goals. It’s more responsive to prices and criticism, and BloombergNEF expects behavioral demand to drop from 181MtCO2e in 2023 to zero in 2050.

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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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Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 24, 2023

This enabled me to read a thought-provoking article stating and arguing that the world could be net zero much faster than thought, by the 2040s. I could dedicate another entire paragraph on decarbonizing our industry as cement and steel are massive contributors to climate change. Indeed, our entire systems -ie.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

The new guidelines detail the process and definitions behind the oil and gas subsidy phaseout. The definition covers initiatives that support fossil fuel consumption or activities, and funding that disproportionately benefits the fossil fuel sector. Given the persistent technical problems still facing CCS, that may not be likely.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

UK-based bank Barclays will no longer directly finance new oil and gas projects, and will require its energy sector clients to produce transition plans or decarbonization strategies by the beginning of next year, according to a new “Climate Change Statement” released by the bank.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The launch marks the latest in a series of initiatives across jurisdictions to set up a classification system for the definition of sustainable economic activities, including taxonomy systems already established or in development in the EU , UK and Australia.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Government responses around the world promise to make this a historic and definitive turning point towards a cleaner, more affordable and more secure energy system.”. of the Inflation Reduction Act , which allocates nearly $370 billion to areas including renewable energy and industrial decarbonization solutions.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The conversation, which was recorded live from the Tea Room of BG Restaurant inside Bergdorf Goodman, explores the collaborations, partnerships and bold initiatives that are helping chart a net-zero future together. 00:01:03] Dominique: I'm Dominique Silva. [00:01:04] So today's topic is really important for us as a brand as well.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Another issue, that was created in the Paris Agreement, is the definition of a new quantified global goal on finance. We used to have the goal of one hundred billion, which was defined in 2009 in Copenhagen, but the Paris Agreement called for the definition of a new quantified collective goal. So, this is also a major change.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2023

So, from the definition of the metrics to setting up the methodology, the tools, and tracking of the performance, that's more or less what my role encompasses. If you want to track performance, it means there has to be an agreement on targets and the methodology. How are you going to measure things?

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Investments are also required to do no significant harm, meet minimum safeguards, and have good governance practices.

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

The list includes the company's first virtual power purchase agreement for 22 megawatts, a move made in pursuit of its 2020 net-zero carbon emission goal. While it hasn't changed the direction, it's definitely accelerated. We hit net zero early. For instance, our climate work.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Our companies are at various stages of the climate journey, but many are working toward full emissions baselining, developing and implementing Paris agreement-aligned decarbonization plans, and understanding and managing climate risk. We can have a meaningful role in supporting these efforts.

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Sphera

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Members of the SCC must commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, as well as meeting the 1.5-degree Semiconductors will be key to enabling the clean energy technology that will be instrumental to transitioning to a net-zero future. To achieve net zero emissions by 2050, we’ll need guidelines on how to get there.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The company's previously announced goal to achieve net zero scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from global operations by 2050 remains unchanged. "We LyondellBasell has stepped up its circularity and climate ambitions and actions to address the global challenges of plastic waste and decarbonization.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Carbon: The race to zero. Eaton is driving actions to reduce global emissions and advance a net-zero future. C, and reaching net-zero global carbon emissions by 2050. According to the IPCC, avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change involves limiting global warming to 1.5°C, Learn more here: [link].

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