Environmental News Bits

MARCH 11, 2024

Additional policies could help put the US’s target under the Paris Agreement within reach, to cut emissions … Continue reading Pathways to net-zero: US emissions beyond 2030

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Energy costs under the other scenarios surpass the accelerated scenario in 2025, however, peaking around 2028 under the late-push scenario, and continuing to rise beyond 2030 in the delayed scenario. These risks would be particularly acute for companies in energy-intensive sectors such as manufacturing, mining and electricity.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 10, 2024

Renewable energy output needs to increase three-fold by 2030 to help prevent global warming exceeding 1.5°C, C target was implemented following the Paris Agreement in 2015 but there are still considerable gaps creating hurdles to overcome to meet the ambitious goal. Why is the Paris Agreement important?

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2024

COP21 in 2015 produced the historic Paris Agreement, while last year’s COP28 brought agreement on the need to phase out the use of fossil fuels. The Framework requires sports organisations to reduce their emissions by 50 percent by 2030, and to report annually on progress.

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ESG Today

MARCH 14, 2024

Alongside the new Scope 3 target, however, Shell also eliminated a 2035 emissions intensity goal, and revised down its interim 2030 intensity goal as well. While the company had previously set 2030 targets to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, it had avoided setting an interim Scope 3 target.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 15, 2024

The paper says the annual investments needed to transition food systems will also need to increase 18 times, to US$260 billion, to cut emissions in half by 2030 and keep the world on track to be net-zero by 2050. trillion in 2030. In 2021, the Canadian government allocated $1.7 billion in subsidies for animal agriculture.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Nutrition, health, and sustainable living company Royal DSM announced today an acceleration of its 2030 climate targets, including a pledge to purchase 100% of its electricity worldwide from renewable sources. The post DSM Accelerates Climate Targets, Pledges 100% Renewable Energy by 2030 appeared first on ESG Today.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. World leaders committed to limit climate change to 1.5°C C at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Serving as a negotiator to the series of Climate Change COP events since COP21 (2015), where the Paris Agreement was adopted, Dr Abdel-Aziz provided the Alliance with exclusive insight into landmark developments and prospects this year. I've been participating since COP 21 when the adoption of the Paris Agreement took place.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

Most recently the company committed to powering global operations on 100% renewable energy by 2025 as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. How will the company get there five years ahead of the initial 2030 target?

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The sectors covered by the new agreement – including road and domestic maritime transport, buildings, agriculture, waste and small industries – account for 60% of total EU emissions. The proposals aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in these sectors by 40% by 2030, up from the EU’s existing 29% reduction target.

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

Science-based targets provide companies with an established approach, including 2030 milestone goals, to reduce emissions that also support the Paris Agreement. “As Science Based Targets initiative, net-zero, Paris Agreement, Growers of Good, 3MW solar array, Upcycled Food Association, esg, SBTi.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 18, 2023

My Green Lab Certification was selected as a Race to Zero Breakthrough Outcome in 2021, establishing a target that 95% of labs in biotech and pharma achieve Certification at the highest level by 2030. With only seven years until 2030, we must urgently accelerate the decarbonization of all parts of the economy.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The PAII is a collaborative investor-led global forum, established by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) to enabling investors to align their portfolios and activities to the goals of the Paris Agreement. We aim for this proportion to rise to 55% by 2030. Lack of available data”.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reaching net-zero across its customer portfolio 20 years later. Pull Quote. Finance & Investing.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 2, 2023

The proposed treaty would align fossil fuel production with the Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C gigawatts of wind capacity in the Baltic Sea by 2030, rising to 11 by 2040. California is the latest consider the treaty. The estimate includes measures to soften the blow for coal producers.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The results show that most focus companies are not moving fast enough to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement and reduce investors’ risk. CTI’s assessments show that the CapEx plans of oil and gas companies across the board are not aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. C) pathway.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 19, 2024

The 120 million tonnes of emissions from fossil fuels, plus another 10 megatonnes from traditional uses of biomass, leave countries with a lot of work to do in very little time if they aim to drastically reduce their methane pollution by 2030.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Current climate plans from the 193 signatory nations to the Paris Agreement are insufficient to achieve the goal to limit warming to 1.5°C, by 2030, compared to 2010 levels, this marked a significant improvement over last year’s assessment of a 13.7% degrees Celsius world.”.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 13, 2023

December 13, 2023 /3BL/ - Ceres applauds world leaders for reaching a final negotiated Global Stocktake at COP28 that recognizes the need for deep, rapid, and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas pollution in line with the Paris Agreement. Limiting average temperature rise to no more than 1.5

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Innovative pilot schemes are attracting interest after failed COP28 negotiations on carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. of the Paris Agreement are enabling the market to evolve, according to participants in a webinar this week. “Article 6.2 billion) by 2030. projects in the longer term.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We're looking forward to being in New York soon and engaging in conversations about how sustainable technology solutions can accelerate actions toward achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Global Biodiversity Framework.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This year’s COP28 is a groundbreaking event, prioritizing discussions on the sustainability of food systems and their critical role in achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. This aligns with their transformative 2030 Aspirations action plan that Griffith Foods recently launched.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The company is still committed to being net-zero by 2050, but observers say it’s a lot harder to see a pathway to reach such a goal without a stronger target for 2030. Follow This plans to introduce a resolution at BP’s annual general meeting in May calling for the company to align its 2030 targets with the Paris Agreement.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Key aspects of the new agreement are 2030 targets to effectively halt biodiversity loss and to protect at least 30% of terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine areas, seen as analogous to the global Paris Agreement climate goals to limit warming to 1.5°C.

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Environmental Finance

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Greater investment in renewable energy is needed to support a newly agreed deal to triple renewables capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 to align with the Paris Agreement goals, heads of state in attendance at COP28 have urged.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 1, 2022

According to a 2022 IPCC report , global greenhouse gas emissions need to stabilize before 2025 and be reduced by 43 percent by 2030, which is why urgent climate action from both the public and private sector is vital. Without immediate action and emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5

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ESG Today

MAY 20, 2024

While the new strategy included the company’s first interim target to reduce emissions from the use of its oil products, it also eliminated a 2035 emissions intensity goal, and revised down its interim 2030 intensity reduction goal to 15% – 20%, from its prior 20% target. The fund has grown to one of the world’s largest, owning nearly 1.5%

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ESG Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

A group of 27 institutional investors representing more than $4 trillion in assets under management announced today that they have co-filed a shareholder resolution at Shell, urging the energy giant to set Paris Agreement-aligned medium-term target to reduce emissions arising from the use of its products.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has warned that carbon-intensive companies are not progressing fast enough to align with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, supporting the rationale for its revised engagement strategy.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2020

So failure to address one issue is just going to exacerbate the risk of another," said Kristen Lang, senior director of the Ceres Company Network and lead author of the nonprofit’s latest set of suggested strategic, operational and policy change actions necessary for the corporate world to meet the warming-mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

By our count in 2022 – seven years after the Paris Agreement – the vast majority of oil companies still earn less than 1% of their revenue from renewable sources. Not only have global oil producers generally failed to invest substantially in renewable-energy technologies; now they’re reneging on their green commitments.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 8, 2023

The conference included the participation of professors, researchers, thematic experts, and representatives from the Federal Government and the private sector, with the objective of discussing achievements, challenges, commitments, public policies, and engagement of different sectors towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The new targets form part of the company’s commitment, announced in October 2020 , to align its financing activities with the goals of Paris Agreement, and to help clients navigate the challenges and capitalize on the long-term economic and environmental benefits of transitioning to a low-carbon world.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It’s also planning an investment push that will see it fund carbon removal projects at an expected cost of $35 per metric ton in 2025, increasing to $80 per metric ton in 2030 — far higher than the amount companies traditionally pay to purchase carbon offsets on voluntary markets. . Both declarations are notable, for different reasons.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2023

Investors increasingly unsure what is required to meet Paris Agreement targets. A lack of action by policymakers has caused investor confidence in achieving Paris Agreement goals to wane, according to data from international asset manager Robeco’s 2023 Climate Survey. trillion in AuM.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Following the Paris Agreement and the commitment to the NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) by its members, Canada has reinforced the engagement with a decrease of fossil fuel consumption through a federal policy to phase-out coal by 2030. Download the thesis.

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