Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

UK pension schemes will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement from October, but will also be given greater flexibility to make climate-positive investments as well as new stewardship guidance, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey confirmed today. Paris alignment. degrees Celsius. Walking the walk”.

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Chris Hall

MAY 16, 2024

“This lack of basic respect for human and environmental rights raises alarm bells about whether a just and sustainable energy transition is achievable,” Avan observed.

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Chris Hall

MAY 6, 2022

The foundations paper will be followed by an open stakeholder process to develop actionable criteria, detailed guidance, and technical resources to support financial institutions in the formulation and implementation of their science-based net-zero targets. Paris Aligned Investment Initiative. Mitigation strategies incl.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

C threshold (above pre-industrial levels) stipulated in the Paris Agreement. Many of them address the obstacles faced by real companies in their quest to develop technology, products and services aimed at reducing emissions, combating climate change and achieving environmental sustainability.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As a result, companies, funds and investment managers developing and implementing ESG policies and programmes must understand and navigate this increasingly complex legal landscape. Other states have passed or introduced legislation designed to divest from industries like fossil fuels. ESG states. One group of anti?ESG

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The targets of 24 of the companies were found to not be aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Carbon Tracker developed a Global Registry of Fossil Fuels in 2022 to serve as a public database of emissions from fossil fuel reserves and production worldwide and track their impact on the global carbon budget.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

Alongside the progress of a bill in California calling for fossil fuel divestment by public-sector pensions, and the SEC’s plans for climate-risk disclosures , this new assault on greenwashing moves US policy closer to its European counterparts, where fund disclosure rules are already reshaping the market.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

In our progress report this year [following the new protocol], we hope to have deeper insights on emissions reductions that can be shared ahead of COP28 and the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement,” said Bolli. In 2022, NZAOA introduced a member-led process to review members’ published and report targets on an anonymised basis.

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Chris Hall

MAY 25, 2023

We would like to see the company engage shareholders on the outcome of this vote, evaluate investors’ concerns on insufficient actions and develop a strategic response”. The IEA specifies there is no need for new coal mines or exten s ions bey ond 2021.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 21, 2022

Data gaps shouldn’t prevent large pension schemes from beginning to measure and disclose the extent of portfolio alignment with the Paris Agreement, said the UK government following its consultation on climate and investment reporting.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2023

n December 2015, the world took a vital step in tackling climate change by adopting the Paris Agreement. In 2023, the UK Transition Plan Taskforce aims to finalise its disclosure framework and implementation guidance and will develop sectoral pathways.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In May , Phoenix Group became the CA100+’s new Shell co-lead, following the Church of England stepping back from engagement after five years and divesting from the oil and gas giant the following month.

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Chris Hall

JULY 6, 2022

It is through good stewardship that corporate engagement can drive high carbon emitting companies to develop and implement a net zero transition plan, which will ultimately help to decarbonise the global economy,” says Stephanie Pfeifer, CEO at the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Initiatives such as divestment from fossil fuels, engagement with companies on sustainability issues, and the launch of dedicated ESG funds demonstrate their commitment to driving positive change. By aligning investments with a global strategy to become carbon-neutral, these funds can drive sustainable development.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

Carbon Tracker suggested changes to listings rules would reduce investors’ exposures, as would the further development of alternative indexes. . C, in line with the Paris Agreement goal. . “If

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

According to analysis from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), support almost doubled in 2021 from the previous year as the global economy rebounded post Covid-19 and energy inflation took hold.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

Increasingly, discussions in hard-to-abate sectors revolve around determining the points at which policymakers need to intervene and where investors can and should focus their efforts to ensure the best results.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Sustainability disclosure is the new normal Around the world, policies and regulations requiring companies to disclose their emissions and sustainability metrics have advanced at varying rates and to different stages of development, from barely nascent to quite mature.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

Oil and gas major Shell is under increasing pressure ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) on 23 May, with asset owners like PGGM and the Church of England Pensions Board announcing their support for a shareholder proposal calling for the company to align its Scope 3 emissions target with the Paris Agreement. Car manufacturer Toyota is facing (..)

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Corporate Knights

JULY 11, 2023

The Church of England has announced it will divest from Shell, finally acknowledging the failure of more than a decade of investor efforts to convince the oil and gas sector to align with global climate goals. The respected investor is now divesting from all fossil fuels by the end of 2023 and will no longer try to engage with oil and gas.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

An investor’s decision to divest “doesn’t mean an end to all ESG-focused engagement with that company”, according to Eric Nietsch, Head of Sustainable Investing for Asia at Manulife Investment Management. . There’s ultimately a place for both engagement and divestment,” said Nietsch. “If Multi-year effort .

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 They can also divest from high-emitting industries such as thermal coal production. trillion USD in fossil fuels.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 21, 2025

Others suggested taking inspiration from the green bond markets to develop European defence bond frameworks for funding projects of high strategic importance to European sovereignty. The EC also underlined the role in channelling capital to Europes defence sector of the Savings and Investment Union (SIU) the weeks other big announcement.

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Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

In June, the Church of England Pensions Board (CoEPB) and Church Commissioners announced that they will divest from oil and gas firms for failing to align with climate goals. However, individual, specific, and isolated divestments do not make a significant difference due to the abundance of liquidity in the market. billion (US$13.2

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Pension fund makes case for divestment, against backdrop of increasingly positive climate policy across major markets. Eight years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the energy transition remains “stuck”, according to Spaargaren.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR) had already run into opposition in the Council and Parliament, abetted by agro-chemical lobbying, but von der Leyen’s volte-face torpedoed plans to stimulate the development and adoption of alternatives – such as biocontrol products , which protect plants from insects without use of chemicals.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Pillars of the post-WW2 global financial system are not yet on the same page for climate risk and sustainable development. Immediately and gradually – The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook calculated that keeping on track to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement by 2030 would cost between 0.15-0.25% of inflation a year.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

And while there are instructive parallels with the catalytic impact of the Paris Agreement on identifying and mitigating climate risks by the private sector, there are also important differences. The solution lies in climate resilient development.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2022

Companies falling short of these red lines will be subject to either divestment or the asset manager voting against company directors. . Overall, there is no doubt that there is still urgent work to do if we are to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and effectively tackle the climate crisis,” the CA100+ spokesperson said. . “As

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

While developing Asian countries were “thinking big” about coal phase-out, the positions of Australia, Japan and Korea are “embarrassing and simply untenable”, says Dave Jones, Global Programme Lead, Ember. Ember noted the “major divergence” on coal at COP 26. The position in Australia, which needs to phase-out coal by 2030 to meet 1.5C

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 22, 2022

For existing investments, UPP is prioritising active engagement over divestment, partly due to the complexity of the challenges facing firms in different sectors. . Multi-pronged climate engagement . It’s not just the supply side that needs to decarbonise, but the demand side, too.

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Edouard Stenger

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

More recently, another study showed it had to be done in OECD nations to comply with the Paris Agreement targets. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is still not proven despite billions of dollars in Research and Development. Ending fossil fuels subsidies and divesting away from coal will put the final nails in the coffin.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

In the UK, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) gave detailed guidance in January 2021 to businesses and trade associations on the treatment of sustainability agreements under UK competition law.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The alliance says: “Companies need to work now to develop and implement credible transition plans aligned with the Paris Agreement.” Rooke says these are “encouraging signs” and asserts that GFANZ’s focus is on engaging with carbon-intensive firms rather than divestment. “We

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This increase is a major development for the evolving ESG market. Pretorius and Free agreed and claimed investors will expect even more from companies than mere divestment from non-renewable assets. While there is still a long way to go to meet the Paris agreement, Free ended the panel with a simple blueprint to reach it.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

BloombergNEF has analyzed these and other key developments, and here we look forward to what might be coming in 2023. US developers are waiting for guidance on the generous Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. The divestment movement will wane. Oil – The return of China. That should change in 2023. Distribution Settings Markup.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The intention is to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Given the country’s status as the world’s largest emitter, the development is essential for progress against climate change. . And the mayors of 12 cities — representing 36 million residents — announced their plans to divest from fossil fuels.

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