Chris Hall

JANUARY 18, 2023

Net Zero Insurance Alliance plan leaves door open to greenwashing, claim campaigners. A three-pronged framework to guide insurance firms to net zero by 2050 was unveiled at Davos yesterday as proof the industry could “walk the talk” on net zero transition. Left to own discretion.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 17, 2022

Climate negotiators, Wall Street executives and pretty much anyone involved in efforts to decarbonise the planet were left in little doubt that the path to net zero means constant improvement and rigorous scrutiny. The post ICYMI, the Path to Net Zero is Getting Steeper appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

The Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has set out four guiding principles for financial institutions (FIs) to follow to ensure their net zero strategies are consistent with action required to meet “planetary level” emissions targets, in keeping with wider sustainability and societal climate goals. Addressing greenwashing.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Join thousands of companies seizing the opportunities of climate action for a net zero, 1.5°C-aligned To ensure we halve global emissions by 2030, companies need to set science-based targets , following the Net Zero Corporate Standard , including five to ten-year targets for deep, rapid emissions cuts across their value chains.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Decarbonisation strategies are not keeping pace with the commitments being made by some of the world’s most polluting companies, Climate Action 100+ (CA100+)’s latest Net Zero Company Benchmark update has found. Moving forward, investors should put the onus on encouraging transparency and the integrity of net zero pledges.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Rachel Reeves is not the first Chancellor of the Exchequer to commit to pursuing policies to deliver net zero. billion) in capital investment over the next five years, enabled by a change to the government’s fiscal rules, some of which will be channeled into the net zero transition via GB Energy and the National Wealth Fund.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

While some recognise carbon offsets markets as key for us to achieve net-zero emissions world by 2050 by funnelling cash into cost-effective projects, others believe credits are a dangerous distraction that allows polluters to pay their way out of the problem. Introduction. 1 – 1.5ºC emission pathway (Source McKinsey & Co).

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Net-zero emissions companies is one of the fastest-growing business trends. According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Still, many organizations struggle to make their first steps to become Net-Zero companies.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The ruling referred to ads displayed in bus stops in London and Bristol in October 2021, in the run-up to the COP26 climate conference, promoting HSBC’s initiatives to provide up to $1 trillion in finance and investment to help clients transition to net zero, and to help plant 2 million trees.

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

As the fallout continues over the Science Based Targets initiative’s approach to offsets, is the net zero target-setting landscape for corporates fit for purpose? Major corporate buyers stepped back from purchasing carbon credits as accusations of greenwashing grew. It holds a significant cachet among companies,” he explained.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 28, 2024

To stimulate vivid debate, expert-led clinic sessions that explained key issues in carbon markets were followed by an Oxford-style debate in the late afternoon. Carbon markets continue to garner significant interest in Kenya, where the government is currently developing a ‘Carbon Credit Trading and Benefit Sharing Bill’.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 30, 2024

Most of North America’s largest investors have made net zero pledges and are able to demonstrate headway. Thirty-seven of North America’s 48 largest investors have made a net zero commitments leveraging elements of Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs) , a survey by sustainability nonprofit Ceres has shown.

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

UNEP FI is responsible for formulating the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and convenes the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA), the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA). of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, only 161 have updated their NDCs, covering 83.6%

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ESG Today

JULY 8, 2022

The new S&P BOCHK China Hong Kong Greater Bay Area Net Zero 2050 Climate Transition Index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the bay area, while achieving a variety of decarbonization targets.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2022

UK pension schemes will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement from October, but will also be given greater flexibility to make climate-positive investments as well as new stewardship guidance, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey confirmed today. Paris alignment. degrees Celsius.

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Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. In the Paris Agreement, world governments committed to curbing global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 22, 2022

The United Nations has intensified scrutiny of financial institutions, with its Race to Zero (RTZ) campaign issuing tougher criteria and Secretary General Antonio Guterres saying fossil fuel companies and those that finance them “have humanity by the throat.” . The picture is mixed across the industry and within sectors.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In 2020, Shell announced a commitment to achieve net zero in its operations by 2050, and in 2021, the company launched its “Powering Progress” strategy , detailing how it will achieve its target to be a net-zero energy business by 2050 across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, with initiatives including investing in renewable and clean energy solutions.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The funding enables Permutable to combine the latest machine learning technology with Permutable’s knowledge of changing carbon emission trends to help governments and companies address the urgent sustainability issues exemplified by the current climate crisis, achieve net-zero emissions globally, and avoid greenwashing.

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We Mean Business Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Yet scrutiny of potential greenwashing and whether net-zero commitments are translating into action is also at an all-time high. When it comes to the first ‘A’ – Ambition , climate leaders set the bar high with net-zero 1.5°C-aligned C-aligned targets, including near-term targets for deep, rapid emissions cuts.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2023

BSI’s standard for sustainable finance is also aligned with the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs. Townsend explained that all ISO standards are set to align with the Paris Agreement as a result of the ‘London Declaration’ in 2021.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2022

New tool identifies greenwashing, finds GFANZ exclusion policies lagging net zero pledges. Moreover, a “significant number” of the “heavyweights” in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) haven’t yet implemented such policies, despite pledging to align their portfolios with 1.5°C.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

billion) in green industries aimed at accelerating manufacturing in key net zero sectors, in addition to a new series of significant reforms designed to rapidly boost the capacity of its electricity grid to address energy transition needs over the coming decades. The UK government announced plans to invest £960 million (USD$1.2

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

With Google, Unilever and Hitachi among those already signed up to road-test the provisional code, VCMI is hoping more businesses will take up what it calls a globally standardised benchmark when using carbon credits as part of their net zero strategies. . Market-based solutions are critical to reducing emissions.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Dutch court reiterated oil and gas major’s legal obligation to meet net zero, but short-term progress requires investor pressure. According to Carbon Tracker analysis , Shell is the second worst performer among European oil and gas majors when it comes to the scope and scale of its emissions targets.

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

The private sector’s ability to accelerate the pace of net zero transition is open to question. With pension schemes continuing to commit to net zero and concerns rising about the risks from stranded assets , tensions between asset managers and owners may rise further.

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Chris Hall

JULY 11, 2022

Labelling gas and nuclear energy as sustainable muddies the waters for net zero-focused investors. . The EU Parliament’s decision to back a Commission proposal to include gas and nuclear energy in its environmental taxonomy is a “problematic outcome” for investors committed to transitioning to net zero. .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

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Chris Hall

MAY 13, 2022

Stuart Lemmon, Global Managing Director for the Net Zero Transformation Practice at EcoAct, an Atos company, outlines the elements of a credible corporate climate strategy and explains why we should embrace scrutiny and work collectively on the path to net zero. o C remains highly uncertain. Navigating without a road map.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2024

Modi feels the heat – Conducted in record temperatures , the world’s biggest exercise in democracy dealt a blow to the ego of incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but it’s less clear how the outcome of India’s general election will impact its net zero transition. C-aligned, but all-encompassing. billion) in green sovereign debt.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A greater focus on phasing down fossil fuels and ensuring transparency around net zero goals emerged in Sharm El Sheikh, writes We Mean Business Coalition CEO María Mendiluce. Business welcomes greater transparency in reporting on net zero goals. This article was first published in Business Green.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

We outline below some of the more common initiatives being driven by landlords and tenants alike and raise some of the issues arising from them, namely electric vehicle (EV) charging point installations; photovoltaic (PV) cell installations; and net zero obligations as part of green leases. Green leases and the move to net zero.

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Chris Hall

JULY 10, 2023

ShareAction launched a new definition of ‘responsible investment’ in a bid to raise standards across the financial sector and help prevent greenwashing and misleading claims. The first guidance paper has been published this week, on setting interim net zero targets.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

A new pact to reduce coal-fired power, a pledge to end deforestation by 2035, and a surprise net-zero commitment from India were all examples of meaningful break-throughs. Concerns over corporate greenwash are widespread. Support remuneration committee directors who apply a net-zero underpin to executive pay.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

In the statement it referred to metallurgical coal as “carbon steel materials”, drawing accusations of greenwashing. By 2035, it has committed to halve its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from a 2019 baseline, with goals to hit net zero by 2050. For a carbon-intensive business, Glencore has relatively ambitious climate targets.

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 16, 2023

The transition to a net zero economy is underway but – as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns – far greater efforts are needed from governments and business to limit global warming to 1.5°C This puts the world at risk of missing the goal set out in the Paris Agreement of limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C

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