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An authoratarian petrostate takes centre stage as COP29 host

Corporate Knights

Moreover, the UN’s visionary commitment to develop a more just, tolerant society as part of its Paris Agreement goals also looks shaky when it works with an authoritarian family dictatorship. Freedom House, a Washington, D.C.–based s score of 18/100).

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COP29 Ends with Target to Triple Climate Finance to $300 Billion per Year

ESG Today

Following two weeks of intensive negotiations, the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan ended with an agreement to triple climate change-related finance flows to developing nations to $300 billion annually over the next decade, and with significant progress towards the development of international carbon markets.

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How a more inclusive marketplace can promote low-carbon growth

GreenBiz

Developing sector-based benchmarks for issuing carbon credits would open markets to emerging companies and mark significant progress toward Paris Agreement goals.

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Climate storytelling: Why Article 12 of the Paris Agreement could unlock everything

We Mean Business Coalition

That’s why I believe one of the most neglected clauses in the Paris Agreement might just be our best hope for planetary transformation. In arcane COP-speak – the Paris Agreement says communications is important to enable the rest of its own provisions.

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How China's 'Belt & Road' initiative could make or break the Paris Agreement

GreenBiz

China is eyeing $12 trillion investment across 126 developing countries by 2030, but will the resulting infrastructure be low carbon?

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

We are committed to developing products that allow them to invest or participate in efforts to bring about a more sustainable global economy.". "We know this is an issue that many of our 40 million customers care deeply about, particularly in our retail and private banking businesses," Quinn wrote. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing.

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OECD Warns of Climate-alignment “Blind Spot”

Chris Hall

They should also develop disclosure requirements of core complementary metrics for financial institutions and consider the impacts of existing policies on climate goals.