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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Turning COP into a venue for greenwashing Oil and gas did not show up to the COP party uninvited. They could have an amazing impact on accelerating decarbonization, but theyve decided not to do it. They are granted pavilions, theyre given official space for their greenwashing. As former U.S. Is it perfect?

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: SBTi publishes first draft of new corporate net zero standard; Canadas new PM cancels consumer carbon tax; Amazon launches service to sell carbon credits to companies; UBS pushes back net zero goals after acquiring Credit Suisse; BlackRock enhances sustainability characteristics for funds ahead of new regulations; global accounting (..)

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Teck needs to figure out how to transition out of the coal business

Corporate Knights

The coal mines make Teck the second-largest ship-based exporter of metallurgical coal in the world. The majority of the coal is shipped from B.C. The field is made up of four sprawling open-pit mines producing metallurgical coal, which is used to make steel. In 2022, Teck produced 21.5 billion in revenue.

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, alongside other heavy industries — shipping, aluminum, cement and concrete, among others — that aren’t easy to decarbonize through redesign or electrification. But offsetting is seen as transitional — and controversial: Some critics view it as greenwash.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Germany’s €50 billion industrial decarbonization plan; U.S. This week in ESG news: Germany’s €50 billion industrial decarbonization plan; U.S.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: IFRS releases global sustainability and climate reporting standards; Australia to introduce mandatory climate disclosure beginning 2024; AstraZeneca announces $400 million reforestation and biodiversity investment; IBM survey finds surge in CEOs with pay tied to ESG goals; UK environment minister quits over government’s climate (..)

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

The article took a full six years to finalize after the wider agreement was adopted, with international negotiators expressing grave concern about the risk of greenwashing and human rights violations, particularly for Indigenous and other local communities in the world’s poorest countries. those are the pieces that we still need to find.”