Chris Hall

APRIL 13, 2022

CME Energy, a US-based utility company, has agreed to expand the scope of its net zero GHG emissions commitment to include its natural gas production and delivery system by 2050, in response to a shareholder proposal filed by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Aberdeen, South Dakota.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

We are especially encouraged by the steady maturing of the carbon credit markets, the upswing in corporate venture philanthropy towards net zero and nature positive supply chains, and the diversity of the discussions around nature-based solutions and bio credits.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. For the first time, the IMO has also agreed on an overarching objective to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by or around 2050.

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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. Perhaps these outcomes should not be a surprise after BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, described many 2022 climate resolutions as “ prescriptive or constraining ”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 23, 2022

The report warns that fossil fuel demand will peak as government policies to cut emissions, asset owners’ net-zero commitments and the rapid growth of clean energy technologies combine to transition the economy towards renewables. Nothing could be more clear or present than the danger of fossil fuel expansion.

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Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2023

Yet, despite this uncertainty, decarbonisation is a megatrend; driven by the need to reach net zero by 2050 if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change. This presents significant investment opportunities. Globally, meeting the Paris targets of 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

This AGM season, investors have filed numerous shareholder resolutions to accelerate finance sector action to address climate risks and meet net zero commitments.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

“Increasing gas infrastructure must be avoided to avert dangerous climate impacts and stranded assets.”. The rising cost of fossil fuels presents an opportunity for the EU to establish more energy independence and for investors to shift capital into renewables. Investing in a renewable future.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

Net-zero CO2 energy systems entail: a substantial reduction in overall fossil fuel use, minimal use of unabated fossil fuels, and use of CCS in the remaining fossil system,” says the report. C or below will leave a substantial amount of fossil fuels unburned and could strand considerable fossil fuel infrastructure.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2022

For example, they may request assurance that the company won’t end up with stranded assets.”. According to the report, companies failed to present consistent climate-change narratives. Investors need to know how company balance sheets could change if we really are on a path to net zero.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Many have set science-based targets aligned with 1.5ºC, others are starting their journey to net-zero. For business, investments in fossil fuels are now far riskier because the market expects them to become stranded assets in the foreseeable future. The Glasgow Pact has given them the direction of travel.

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Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

According to research by MSCI, nearly half (44%) of listed companies have now set decarbonisation targets, representing an eight-percentage-point increase than was reported in the October 2022 MSCI Net-Zero Tracker , but only 17% of those targets would align with the 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to the International Energy Agency , the world needs to cut 90% of coal use by 2050 and phase out all unabated coal power plants by 2040 to achieve net-zero emissions and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. These plants are expected to operate for decades and risk becoming “stranded assets” if they retire early.

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Chris Hall

MAY 11, 2022

For example, a decision not to invest in a high-carbon asset because of financial concerns about stranded assets is likely to be seen as consistent with fiduciary duties, providing that the decision is based on credible assumptions and robust processes. Are returns no longer first among equals?

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Chris Hall

APRIL 27, 2022

With the transport sector a significant generator of greenhouse gas emissions, electric vehicles are an important element of the net zero transition. In most countries, the transport sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and wide-scale adoption of EVs features in many countries’ net zero transition plans.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Mobilising public and private capital to fund the net zero transition efforts of emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) has been a central theme of discussions at COP27 in Egypt. . They receive mixed signals from their stakeholders and regulators on the appropriate role carbon credits play in net zero strategies.” .

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Chris Hall

JULY 20, 2022

Present energy sources are diverse, with South Africa very reliant on coal, north African countries established as fossil fuel exporters, and east and central Africa making use of hydropower sources. While north Africa has almost universal access to electricity, most other regions provide access to around half of their collective populations.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 23, 2025

The same could be said for her, a longtime climate and energy-transition advocate who is deeply invested in several organizations trying to speed up the net-zero economy. I think companies and governments are realizing that actually achieving their net-zero targets is difficult. And there are different ways.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. The businesses and organizations signed up to the commitment account for approximately 6.5 ANALYSIS: . ANALYSIS: .

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