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High Cost of Decarbonization, ‘Green on Green’ Conflicts Holding Back Progress on Global Net Zero Goals: KPMG Report

ESG Today

Despite progress on scaling up low carbon energy production and industrial technologies, significant barriers remain in the way of the global ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and to limit temperature rise 1.5°C,

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Zero: Oil industry’s plan for climate action? More fossil fuels

Corporate Knights

A closer look at their capital investments, however, indicates that in 2022 a few key players were earnestly investing in turning that ship around. Total put an impressive 34% of its total investment capital into sustainable projects – up from 26% in 2021.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Pfizer Announces 2040 Net Zero Commitment. MSC Cruises, Fincantieri to Launch World’s First Cruise Ships Utilizing Hydrogen Power. SLC Management Commits $139 Billion Portfolio to Net Zero by 2050. European Lawmakers Defeat Move to Keep Nuclear and Gas out of Green Investment Taxonomy.

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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

Now we can measure this green business exposure for the majority of companies and are able to count annual green investments that run into the trillions, growing six times faster than the economy at large,” Heaps says. Both companies score 100% on sustainable revenue and sustainable investment. > and Brambles Ltd.,

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Here’s How Amazon’s Sustainability Pledge Is Going, 5 Years After Jeff Bezos Promised To ‘Beat The Paris Agreement’

We Mean Business Coalition

This article was first published in Forbes Today 100 CEOs announced a push for governments to boost the business case for green investment, in the run-up to COP29 in Azerbaijan. Since then over 500 companies have signed on, committing to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040. C global warming target.

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Assembling the Pieces of the Carbon Pricing Puzzle

Chris Hall

Carbon pricing has long been thought of as one of the most effective ways to migrate economies away from fossil fuel dependence to achieve net zero and limit global warming to 1.5°C. Shipping companies can also expect to gradually fall under the ETS, with 40% of their emissions covered from 2024, 70% by 2025 and 100% by 2026. .