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Southern Company Accelerates Clean Energy Transition With Expansion of Zero-Carbon Resources and Bold Net-Zero Goals

3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Our growing portfolio of zero-carbon resources plays an integral role in helping us meet these objectives. Our greenhouse gas reduction goals are to achieve 50% reduction from 2007 levels by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050, consistent with the commitments of the Paris Agreement.

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CBRE 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report: Environment

3BL Media

MAY 31, 2022

In 2021, CBRE announced our commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040—10 years ahead of the goal set by the Paris Agreement. Advancing Net Zero. CBRE is a sponsor of the World Green Building Council’s Advancing Net Zero program, which seeks to decarbonize the sector by 2050.

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Consumers Are Willing To Pay for Sustainability – Are Businesses Doing Their Part?

3BL Media

AUGUST 27, 2024

While consumer action is helpful, climate experts say the actions of businesses are far more important in reducing carbon emissions to meet the ambitious targets set by the Paris Agreement in 2016 (45% reduction by 2030 from 2010 levels and net zero by 2050).

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How Your Business Can Achieve Climate Neutrality

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Climate neutrality is the concept of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by balancing the emissions human sources release into the Earth’s atmosphere with the amount the planet naturally absorbs in emission “sinks,” like forests and oceans, via a process called sequestration. Your business can help. It matters to stakeholders.

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

C threshold (above pre-industrial levels) stipulated in the Paris Agreement. And even if the leading countries that currently have net zero commitments do manage to achieve their goals, a 1.7°C In retrospect, how should the VW CEO have reacted to the news from the EPA?

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. For the first time, the IMO has also agreed on an overarching objective to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by or around 2050.

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ESG Explainer: Managing the Methane Menace

Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

A commitment was also made to using the highest tier IPCC good practice inventory methodologies, as well as working to continuously improve the accuracy, transparency, consistency, comparability, and completeness of national GHG inventory reporting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.

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Earth Day – Climate Week – The World Celebrates Promises and Actions to Meet Climate Change Challenges

Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

is fully “back” in climate change matters with the nation rejoining the Paris Agreement and embracing and promising to surpass the COP temperature-limiting goals. US reentry to Paris agreement adds momentum to cities’ sustainability efforts (Source: The Hill ). Good news for 2021: The U.S.A. TOP STORIES.

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Biden Launches $20 Billion Climate and Clean Tech Project Financing Programs

ESG Today

JULY 17, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and totaling $20 billion, aimed at financing climate and clean energy projects at the community and small business level. According to the EPA, at least 40% of the funds from the program will be dedicated to low-income and disadvantaged communities.

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Celebrating Climate Week & Earth Day 2021 – Global Leaders Gather in “Climate Summit” Hosted by the U.S. – Kumbaya for Paris Agreement Goals Refresh

Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 30, 2021

We could describe the enthusiastic presentations and panel discussions over the two days by global participants a kumbaya gathering to refresh and update the 2015 Paris Agreement (or Accord) moments as the world leaders then set out ambitious goals to limit global warming. The measures sovereign governments (large and small!)

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The U.S.A. & the 2015 Paris Accord: Five Years On, the Largest Economy on Earth Promises to Return – With a Cabinet of Climate Change Champions Preparing for Action

Sustainability Update

OCTOBER 31, 2021

representative to the COP 21 meetings in Paris and guided the nation’s inclusion in the Paris Agreement. Against the above context, we share here a selection of the perspectives on the 5-Year Anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The Paris climate pact is 5 years old. Secretary Kerry was the U.S.

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Biden’s Climate Ambition Weathers a Political Storm

Chris Hall

AUGUST 17, 2022

billion metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2020 alone, said the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA). Just as it’s important to ensure energy companies transition to net zero, policymakers have included measures to protect vulnerable communities, thus ensuring a just transition. . It produced 5.99 International credibility

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

The letter also seeks a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, a 50 percent target for electric vehicle sales by 2030, and a renewed commitment to international climate finance. The final agreement requests parties to come to COP27 next year in Egypt with updated plans on how to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

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Take Five: Falling Flat

Chris Hall

AUGUST 9, 2024

Anti-ESG proposals generally took conservative positions on issues like diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), free speech and net-zero targets, said Lindsey Stewart, Director of Stewardship Research and Policy at Morningstar Sustainalytics. Pro-ESG resolutions were flat at 558. Climate, though, is not the concern.

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US Climate Policy a “Double-edged Sword”

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From the potential rollback of climate policies, to fears of a hostile environment for sustainable investing, to threats of the US leaving the Paris Agreement once more – speculation has been rife. The reelection of Donald Trump to the US presidential office will have sent shivers down many an ESG investor’s spine.

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