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Corporations promise to go deforestation-free – again

Corporate Knights

A laundry list of corporate pledges and climate solutions are on discussion boards here, and one message comes up again and again: there is no meeting Paris Agreement climate targets without halting forest loss. . A lack of meaningful progress hasn’t created a great deal of trust amongst our valued stakeholders.

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The ESG Interview: Closing the Net Zero Reality Gap

Chris Hall

C warming target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and there must be a “rapid acceleration of mitigation efforts after 2030” if there is any hope of limiting global temperature increases to 2°C. . Average annual GHG emissions during 2010-2019 were higher than in any previous decade.” .

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Technology Collaborations and Innovations to Accelerate Climate Progress

3BL Media

Its 60+ companies across the semiconductor value chain aim to accelerate the ecosystem’s reduction of GHG emissions through knowledge-sharing, increased transparency in public reporting, and ambitious decarbonization targets. Founding members affirm their support of the Paris Agreement and related accords driving the 1.5?C

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Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group

Envirotec Magazine

“By mapping out how AD and biogas could help countries to dramatically cut their greenhouse gas emissions, especially methane, over the next decade and beyond, this report aims to put humanity back on track to deliver on the ambitions of both the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals.”

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A Framework for Business Action on Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation

Climate justice was included in the 2015 Paris Agreement, for example, and the United Nations declared access to a clean and healthy environment as a human right in July 2022. Increasingly, these include risks related to jobs; human rights; supply chain resilience; and even business models, security, and competitiveness.

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. It aims to reach net-zero for its own operations and supply chain by 2030.)

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With 25% of Europe’s greenhouse emissions coming from buildings, scientists suggest fundamental policy changes

Envirotec Magazine

To live up to their climate pledge under the Paris agreement, EU lawmakers must ensure all 250 million existing as well as all new buildings in the EU become nearly zero greenhouse gas emitters – so says a new report from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC). Currently, between 1 and 1.5%