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Energy Giants Come Under Shareholder Pressure on Emissions

Chris Hall

The company has previously come under pressure from shareholders to improve its performance on Paris Agreement alignment. Investors need reliable information about climate risks to make informed investment decisions, he added. US shareholder action. Pressure on Amazon.

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

Corporate Knights

The document also holds out the possibility of subsidies for carbon trading deals under Article 6 of the Paris agreement, and for Indigenous participation in fossil fuel projects. to a long-touted buyout of the financially precarious Trans Mountain pipeline. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets?

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Carbon Metrics Key to Investors’ Net Zero Path

Chris Hall

Choosing the right method to measure portfolio emissions is crucial to investors’ alignment with the Paris Agreement, and should reflect their strategy. Reasons are manifold but include better risk management, earlier identification of stranded assets, and the realisation that Paris Agreement goals are in jeopardy.

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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

Almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, any number of initiatives have been launched with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

Now they must wait to see how signatories to the Paris Agreement act on the commitments outlined in the official response to the Global Stocktake, as well as multiple other pledges announced across the two weeks before that final text was signed, sealed and gavelled. C has not lessened; if anything, it has increased,” he says.

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SDSN at the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week

Sustainable Development Network

Many of those national studies are now informing well-designed policy packages in consultation with stakeholders, policies, and resources specific to national contexts. The implementation of the Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement calls for major transformations.

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“Huge Disconnect” Between Financiers and Scientists on Climate Risk  

Chris Hall

Some actuaries are arguing that “narrative scenarios” – qualitative information to accompany the quantitative data to provide context around climate-related metrics – would help. In February, ESG Investor reported on the limitations of climate scenarios issued by financial regulators and central banks.