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Could the video game industry be key to levelling up on climate action?

Corporate Knights

Many of the large tech companies that manufacture games and consoles, such as Microsoft, Apple and Google, have committed to reaching net-zero by 2030. Sony has pledged to be net-zero by 2040, and Activision says it will reach that target by 2050. Other companies have less ambitious targets.

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Fusion the Positive Choice for Climate Impact

Chris Hall

Neither the world’s financial firepower nor the impact of climate change is spread evenly, which means funding the transition to net zero is much harder and more urgent for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) compared to developed ones. . If asset owners can feel confident that their capital will make a difference. .

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Time to Break the EV Bottleneck

Chris Hall

To do this, car manufacturers are beginning to invest directly in mines. It is working to address these systemic environmental and social risks and ensure a just transition to net zero.

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Take Five: Green in Name Only?

Chris Hall

New investment could double the number of PV manufacturing jobs to a million by 2030, it added. UNEP FI Executive Director Inger Andersen called on the intergovernmental body to support the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and deliver “robust underpinnings for businesses” to help understand nature risks and dependencies.

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Accelerating the Decarbonization of the Latin America and Caribbean Transport Sector

Sustainable Development Network

This dialogue sought to harness the expertise and guidance of the CEET to inform strategies and actions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. She called for the development of a public policy framework to enhance investments in sustainable transportation.

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Environmental Court Cases on the Rise

Chris Hall

As of 1 July 2020, the number of cases had nearly doubled, with at least 1,550 climate change cases filed in 38 countries, according to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report. In 2017, there were 884 cases brought in 24 countries. As of January 2022, 1,853 cases have been reported.

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Keysight Announces Winners of the 2022 Innovation Challenge

3BL Media

“It was fascinating to see the wide range of innovative solutions each student team created when posed the same challenge: to design an IoT device that will help the world reach net zero,” said Jeff Harris, Vice President of Portfolio and Corporate Marketing at Keysight, who also served as a judge and co-sponsor of the Keysight Innovation Challenge.

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