Remove 2001 Remove CDP Remove Climate Change Remove Net Zero
article thumbnail

Eight Myths Debunked

Chris Hall

Myth 1: Climate change isn’t a financial risk . Climate change is a financial risk. Commitments made by over 200 countries at the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement have led to the implementation of 2,570 climate laws and policies. Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies report to CDP using GHG Protocol.

article thumbnail

Not as Green as it Seems

Chris Hall

We’ve already heard from the likes of Bosch, Dell, Google and Meta/Facebook about their ‘net zero by 2030’ targets and plans for getting there. This database was first compiled by the Climate Accountability Institute back in 2013 and is kept up to date through collaboration with disclosure platform CDP today.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Safeguarding Our Forests

Chris Hall

Research shows that forests absorbed twice the amount of CO2 they emitted between 2001 and 2019, sequestering 7.6 As a growing number of asset owners commit to transitioning their investments to net zero, they are becoming increasingly aware of how deforestation threatens the realisation of their decarbonisation targets. . “We

article thumbnail

ESG Explainer: Halting Deforestation

Chris Hall

Globally from 2001 to 2020, a total of 411Mha of tree cover was lost, equivalent to a 10% decrease in tree cover since 2000 and 165Gt of CO? The loss of forest cover has stark implications for climate change and biodiversity. To end deforestation, CDP says the scale and speed of action by companies must increase.

article thumbnail

Dignity First Climate Leadership

Sustainable Round Table

What seemed to resonate best in follow-up discussion was the possibility of analogizing our climate crisis to the issues of forced labor and LGBTQ rights, regarding which corporations have been willing to embrace a relatively simple and effective moral framing, language, and demand. .