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Canada's pension plan shouldn’t be a cheerleader for Alberta’s oil and gas industry

Corporate Knights

Graham’s speech also included dubious statements about divestment and the pace of transition away from fossil fuels, claiming that the “global investment community has also changed its tune when it comes to fossil fuel divestment.” The only credible pathway to zero emissions for oil, gas and coal companies is to phase out production.

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Memo to CPPIB: There’s no such thing as ‘no-carbon oil’

Corporate Knights

The leading proposed solution, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), has not measured up to hype , with oil companies unwilling to invest profits into this expensive technology that increases production costs. There’s no taking the carbon out of the barrel.

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Report: Meet the top 200 companies investing in a clean energy future

Corporate Knights

trillion under management, has jumped on the net-zero-emissions bandwagon , it is only a matter of time before it becomes the standard, placing a 100% sustainable and zero-carbon economy within our grasp. To date, financial firms have pledged that more than US$130 trillion of assets will be net-zero by 2050.

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BlackRock to Continue Asking for Climate Targets and Disclosure Despite Anti-ESG Pushback

ESG Today

anti-ESG push has seen Florida pull $2 billion in assets from BlackRock’s management, placed on a list of ESG-supporting asset managers subject to potential divestment by Texas, and subject to accusations of “boycotting” energy companies by 19 state Attorneys General.

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7 Companies Leading the Net Zero Energy Revolution

3BL Media

Maersk’s commitment to net-zero emissions will help organizations across the globe reduce their total carbon footprint. With a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% in 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, Sasol has expanded their pledge to address Scope 3 emissions as well.

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List of Clean 200 companies captures the green transition in full flight

Corporate Knights

In 2016, we created the Clean200 in response to investors saying, ‘If we divest fossil fuels, there is nothing to invest in.’” Steel (177) – which recently committed to being zero-carbon by 2050. through those years. And that’s the big deal, says As You Sow CEO Andrew Behar, who co-authored the 2024 study. “In

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Behind My Title of Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer- And What It Means to Be an Impact Company

3BL Media

In 2021, we launched the Zero Carbon Project to help our top suppliers halve their CO2 emissions in less than five years. Gwenaelle leads the development of Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Divestment activities, Sustainability, and Customer Satisfaction & Quality. . Take another example.