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

GreenBiz

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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GreenFin 22: Acting Now on Net Zero: A Conversation With Mark Carney

GreenBiz

Transitioning the global economy to net-zero emissions may be the most Herculean task modern society has faced. To sustain a healthy society, strong economy and dignified life on earth, there is no other viable option.

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'Every fraction of warming matters': Top scientists warn of irreversible climate impacts

GreenBiz

Another landmark report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change provides stark warnings but stresses that rapidly putting the global economy on course to net-zero emissions by 2050 could hugely reduce escalating impacts.

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SAP’s Journey to Net Zero 2030

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As a global technology company supporting the vast majority of the world’s business, SAP needs to lead from the front with our ambitions and actions. That is why SAP has committed to achieve net-zero emissions across our value chain by 2030. What Does Net Zero Mean? C science-based emissions reduction target.

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Alberta's conservative party invites climate disinformation into policy debate

Corporate Knights

Members of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party are debating whether to abandon existing net-zero targets at the party’s annual general meeting in Red Deer this week – a move that would further signal the province’s departure from global and national priorities for mitigating emissions.

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Net Zero Targets Still Not Set by a Third of Global Firms, Research Shows

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A third of the world’s largest public-listed companies are still yet to set an emissions reduction target, according to a new report from Net Zero Tracker. The tracker, the world’s only open-source independent review in terms of quality and quantity, has assessed the 1,000th company with a net zero target.

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Is sustainability undergoing a pandemic pause?

GreenBiz

Let’s begin with a few headlines: Southern Company commits to net-zero emissions by 2050. Microsoft committed to protect more land than it operates on globally by 2025. Shell plans to achieve net-zero emissions across its product manufacturing operations. Mattel launches latest sugarcane-based products.

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