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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Faïg Abbasov, head of shipping at campaign group Transport & Environment, told BusinessGreen the proposal was "essentially an empty shell." "To Cecilia Keating. To achieve 1.5

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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

The landmark Paris Agreement was forged in the corridors of COP21 back in 2015. Article 4 of its foundational document, the UNFCCC, affirms the need to give full consideration to the impact that mitigation measures will have on countries whose economies are highly dependent on income generated from. Its not just lobbying.

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Collecting Air Emissions Data for Compliance and Carbon Reduction

3BL Media

First and foremost, the emissions data can be used to document day-to-day compliance with air emission permits and standards. Align with Sustainability Goals and Industry Standards Many companies are aligning their carbon reduction efforts with global initiatives like the Paris Agreement and science-based targets (SBTi).

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

Corporate Knights

The policy won’t affect money that has already gone out the door or commitments that have already been signed, there is no published calculation of the future subsidies that will now be foregone, and the documents provide no cost figures for 129 non-tax measures that could be shifted as a result of this week's announcement.

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Standard Chartered to Engage with all Priority Clients in High-Emitting Sectors Over Next 12 Months

ESG Today

Among the key actions outlined in the document was a plan by the bank to engage over the next 12 months with all of its existing corporate and investing banking (CIB) clients identified as priority clients whose emissions reductions will be essential to reaching Standard Chartereds 2030 interim net zero goals.

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Take-off for the Net Zero Transition  

Chris Hall

Ahead of the conference, the data had been collected and analysed, with assessments delivered on the effectiveness of actions taken to date, primarily in the form of signatories’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. That’s a good outcome for a consensus document.” The official verdict was clear.

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IPCC issues final warning about ‘rapidly closing window of opportunity’

Corporate Knights

And in settlements and infrastructure, fuel-efficient vehicles, efficient lighting and appliances, transit, biking, efficient shipping and aviation, and avoiding demand for energy services show up as the least expensive options. The IPCC says reducing food loss and food waste has the least impact among a list of strategies.