Why you shouldn't go net zero this year
GreenBiz
JANUARY 23, 2024
Sponsored: You want to move the needle on climate change? Stop trying to achieve net zero.
Net Zero Readiness Report
3BL Media
MAY 16, 2024
KPMG published the Net Zero Readiness Index in 2021, 1 a few weeks before the COP26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow. The event resulted in 153 countries putting forward new emissions targets for 2030 and more than 90 percent of world economic output and global emissions being covered by net zero agreements.
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Canada’s Big Five banks keep moving further away from net-zero
Corporate Knights
MARCH 6, 2024
A new report renders a damning portrait of Canada’s Big Five banks on their path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The Big Five banks have taken little voluntary action to align their business practices with their own net-zero commitments. billion in fossil lending and underwriting out of total financing activity of U.S.$499
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Destination: Net Zero - 6 Steps to Carbon Neutrality
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Increasingly companies around the world are under pressure to respond to global climate change. The time is now to establish your path to Destination: Net Zero and CFOs are recognizing the near-term need to address global climate change. This white paper outlines a step?by?step
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Is 'net-zero' greenwash?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Is 'net-zero' greenwash? This year, there has been much ado about zero. It’s becoming hard to read the green media, or even the mainstream media, without seeing new net-zero commitments from companies, governments, institutions and others. Now, net-zero is the flavor of the month. Joel Makower.
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Improving Biodiversity and Communities With Net-Zero Goals
GreenBiz
APRIL 22, 2021
Improving Biodiversity and Communities With Net-Zero Goals. Join GreenBiz and SilviaTerra co-founder and CEO Zack Parisa for a discussion about the correlation between climate change, biodiversity, and community. Every year, more and more organizations pledge to go net-zero.
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Net zero is transforming clean energy procurement
GreenBiz
MAY 14, 2021
Net zero is transforming clean energy procurement. Net zero" is eating all other corporate climate language. . Corporations are all about net-zero goals. . Clean electricity is net-zero 101. How to get to net zero: offsets vs. reductions. Sarah Golden.
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Canadian oil and gas industry is actively lobbying against its net-zero targets: report
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The Canadian oil and gas industry is engaging in greenwashing by endorsing a 2050 net-zero target while actively lobbying against measures that would achieve that climate goal, international non-profit InfluenceMap says in a report. C,” the report said. Meanwhile, they’re hiking dividends and share buybacks.
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Ex Labor climate minister Greg Combet to chair federal Net Zero Agency
Renew Economy
JUNE 13, 2023
One of Australia's first ministers for climate change and a former trade unionist will head up the body charged with helping communities transition from fossil fuels. The post Ex Labor climate minister Greg Combet to chair federal Net Zero Agency appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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AllianceBernstein Commits to Net Zero Pathway
3BL Media
AUGUST 11, 2022
degree Celsius pathway, joining Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. Our net zero strategy addresses both the corporate and investment levels. It reemphasizes our commitment to ensuring that our people and portfolios all work together to achieve critical climate goals.”. SOURCE: AllianceBernstein.
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A Standard for Net Zero
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
In the last year, a wave of companies have committed to “net zero.” But what does being a net zero business mean in practice? In this piece, we share how companies can achieve true net zero: measure emissions across the entire value chain, reduce carbon as much as possible, and remove the rest.
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Large asset managers lagging on net-zero targets
Corporate Knights
AUGUST 4, 2022
As the warming climate drives up temperatures and ignites wildfires across many parts of the globe this summer, a new study shows some of the world’s largest asset management companies have some of the smallest net-zero targets for their portfolios. . trillion in assets, came last at 4% net-zero assets under management.
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Transform to Net Zero: Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks team up on corporate climate alliance
GreenBiz
JULY 22, 2020
Transform to Net Zero: Microsoft, Nike, Starbucks team up on corporate climate alliance. They also have committed to share information on investing in carbon-reduction technologies and to collectively push for public policies that accelerate the net zero transition. Cecilia Keating. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 00:20.
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To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success. But any chief sustainability officer will fall short of their responsibility if they simply cite net-zero as a strategic goal. However, at the scale of countries, cities, institutions and companies, defining net-zero emissions is tricky.
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New UN panel looks to hold companies, governments accountable for net-zero pledges
Corporate Knights
JULY 4, 2022
Net-zero pledges have become commonplace among corporations, financial institutions and cities, but questions abound as to whether those companies and governments have real plans in place to achieve them. In many cases, corporations or local governments don’t yet know how they will achieve net-zero status by 2050.
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Lenovo's Journey to Net-Zero: Natural Resources Conservation
3BL Media
JULY 27, 2022
DESCRIPTION: How does a global technology leader make progress toward that “Mars shot” of net-zero emissions? Lenovo is proud to be working with Science Based Targets initiative to establish goals that support our vision to reach net-zero by 2050. KEYWORDS: ADR:LNVGY, Lenovo, Lenovo net zero.
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Urgent Deployment of Existing Technology Can Get World Close to Net Zero, BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2024 Shows
3BL Media
MAY 28, 2024
This report should serve as a wake-up call: we need a rapid decline in emissions starting from now – not in five years’ time – if net zero by mid-century is to remain a possibility.” This is far from achieving net zero – and breaches the Paris Agreement with a global warming result of 2.6
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It’s time for a crackdown on corporate net-zero pledges, UN expert panel says
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Governments are being called on to put some regulatory muscle behind corporate net-zero pledges to ensure they don’t amount to mere greenwashing. . It comes at a challenging time for those who want more aggressive climate action. . We must have zero tolerance for net-zero greenwashing. -UN
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One Year Into the Journey to Net-Zero
3BL Media
MARCH 4, 2024
On January 19, 2023 Lenovo announced its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, in alignment to the Science Based Targets initiative’s Net-Zero Standard. One year later, Lenovo is on-track to meet its near-term 2030 emissions reduction goals, the first milestone in the journey to net-zero.
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Going the Distance – Charting the Journey to Net Zero
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Climate change isn’t a future problem — the crisis is already here. Climate change also poses risks for business, from physical health and safety risks to financial risks. The climate risk is urgent and the time to act is now.
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Credible Corporate Climate Action: How to Set and Meet Net-Zero Targets
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Date/Time: March 10, 2022 (2-3PM ET / 11AM-12PM PT) As public pressure for action to tackle climate change grows, companies are increasingly expected to set and execute on emissions targets aligned with science. The speakers will consider questions including: What is the current state of play in corporate climate action?
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Is the LNG industry gaslighting the path to net-zero?
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Still, producers want the federal government to include exported LNG as part of its climate change strategy, including policies for preferential financing. Ottawa is currently developing a transition taxonomy – essentially a guideline as to which types of investments are appropriate in the transition to a net-zero economy.
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Canada’s net-zero opportunities might skip some provinces
Corporate Knights
MAY 25, 2022
Canada’s provincial governments need comprehensive net-zero climate strategies to drive growth in the green economy, but some are sending mixed policy signals to the companies that will create tomorrow’s jobs, says a new report from the Canadian Climate Institute. . However, B.C.
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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.
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Banks missing two key steps in making ‘just transition’ part of net-zero plans
Corporate Knights
JUNE 22, 2022
They wanted to engage with him on RBC’s support for the Coastal GasLink pipeline construction across unceded Wet’suwet’en territory, despite the bank committing to net-zero emissions by 2050. Another member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, U.K.-based
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Qualcomm's Commitment to Net-Zero Global Operational Emissions by 2040
3BL Media
MARCH 25, 2022
DESCRIPTION: At Qualcomm, we believe we can help address the environmental, social, and economic impacts of climate change by working together across all sectors of society. What does it mean to achieve net-zero? Why did Qualcomm decide to commit to net-zero? Why 2040 vs 2050? Why set interim goals?
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Australia can reach net zero emissions much quicker than 2050. Here’s how
Renew Economy
MARCH 2, 2022
Let’s imagine Australia was able to use politics to work on the single largest threat facing us: climate change. The post Australia can reach net zero emissions much quicker than 2050. Here’s how appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Episode 274: The nuances of net zero
GreenBiz
JUNE 25, 2021
Episode 274: The nuances of net zero. Why the world needs better climate pledges. Net zero meets green finance (14:25). Investors, banks and other members of the global financial community are aligning around net-zero investment priorities, but what does it mean in the short term? GreenBiz Editors.
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Lack of Capital Isn’t the Problem in Meeting Net-Zero Bill
3BL Media
APRIL 11, 2024
Originally published on bnef.com Climate change won’t be a cheap problem to solve, with the race to net-zero emissions needing $4.8 Looking ahead, investment and spending on clean energy will need to ramp up to avert climate disaster. 4% of GDP per year across the rest of this decade.
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To Meet Net Zero, Prioritize ESG Laggards
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
DESCRIPTION: On the heels of COP26, investors are not only thinking about the climate-related risks of companies within their portfolios, but they are also considering whether to make new investments or maintain existing investments in high-emitting companies or countries going forward. Engaging for Net Zero.
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‘Any delay means risk’: Senator looks to speed up banks’ net-zero journey
Corporate Knights
MARCH 24, 2022
In the pursuit of its net-zero 2050 goal, Canada needs a rigorous strategy to require banks and other key financial system players, including Crown corporations, to fully align their operations with the country’s international climate commitments. And any delay means risk and means losing money.”.
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It’s time for investors to demand real net-zero plans from Canada’s energy sector
Corporate Knights
MAY 2, 2022
Duncan Kenyon is the director of corporate engagement with Investors for Paris Compliance (I4PC), with over 20 years of environmental, business and climate-change leadership experience. . The good news is that most of Canada’s big oil companies have pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech
GreenBiz
MARCH 1, 2021
In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech. The only sure path to stop climate change is to zero out greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. To keep within the remaining carbon budget for 2 degrees C, we have to cut our emissions drastically, reaching net-zero emissions as soon as possible.
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Agriculture is a solution to reach a net zero economy
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Investors need to shift their focus to agriculture and smart-farming to create the next tech boom and fight climate change.
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SAP at COP28: Navigating Climate Change Together
3BL Media
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The world is watching as tens of thousands of leaders gather for the 28 th UN Climate Change Conference ( COP28 ) at Expo City in Dubai, UAE, from November 30 to December 12. SAP can help 87% of total global commerce organize its supply chain, transportation, and financial data in a way that enables a circular and net zero economy.”
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Bloomberg Publishes 2023 Impact Report Highlighting Its Work To Reach Its Net-Zero Emissions Reduction Target and To Accelerate Climate Action
3BL Media
MAY 6, 2024
Bloomberg published its 2023 Impact Report , which outlines how the company continues to address climate change through its operations, philanthropy and collaborations with partners and industry peers. said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Read the full letter here.
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Enbridge Commits to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
3BL Media
JUNE 29, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Climate change requires serious solutions. Across our business, we’ve committed to net-zero GHG emissions by the year 2050. We’re committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the energy we deliver, and to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. SOURCE: Enbridge. About Enbridge.
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Fossil fuel expansion will be the litmus test for banks’ net-zero promises
Corporate Knights
JANUARY 21, 2022
Many of the world’s biggest banks face the enormous challenge of realigning their entire loans and investment operations in the coming years to put themselves on a credible path to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “We Ultimately, best practices come down to are we seeing year-over-year changes in their capital flows?”.
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Zali Steggall reveals plan for net zero, says current disasters just “tip of the iceberg”
Renew Economy
MARCH 2, 2022
Independent MP Zali Steggall outlines a 'five-step' plan for Australia to respond to climate change and decarbonise the economy. The post Zali Steggall reveals plan for net zero, says current disasters just “tip of the iceberg” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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[Podcast] Beyond the Scope of Net-Zero Buildings
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
DESCRIPTION: There is a huge decarbonization potential in buildings that can significantly contribute to the fight against climate change. Episode 2: Beyond the scope of net-zero buildings. Victoria Burrows, Director of Advancing Net-Zero, World Green Building Council. SOURCE: Schneider Electric.
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Sustainable Apparel Coalition Joins Global Net Zero Workshop
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Jeremy Lardeau, vice president Higg Index at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), joined the “Net Zero and Well-Being in Life” virtual workshop jointly organized by the G20 Presidency of India and the G7 Presidency of Japan, and hosted by Boston Consulting Group.
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Ontario’s integrated path to net zero
Corporate Knights
MAY 22, 2023
As our climate changes, getting to net zero has never been more important. Wires AND pipes working together can deliver a net zero future, with greater energy reliability, resilience and customer choice than electrification alone. Ontario’s 2019 emission sources.
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From the SEE Impact Report: Mitigating Climate Change
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Originally published in the SEE Impact Report 2022 To mitigate the impacts of climate change across the value chain, global packaging provider SEE drives strategic initiatives to manage and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our net-zero road map is a key component to our pledge to leave our world better than we find it.
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Countdown to 2045: Realizing California's Pathway to Net Zero
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
This means changes for how California's entire energy infrastructure is planned and operated. Countdown to 2045: Realizing California's Pathway to Net Zero updates and expands Southern California Edison's 2019 analysis, Pathway 2045.
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