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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

IMO member states are meeting this week for critical talks to discuss how the carbon-intensive shipping industry can be regulated to meet its 2030 climate target of reducing its carbon emissions intensity by 40 percent compared to 2008 levels. It is also working to introduce net-zero emissions ships in U.K.

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. before 2050, and 75% of the citys net-zero strategy relies on these investments.

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Designing Net Zero Ports

3BL Media

The maritime sector plays a major role in the global economy, transporting a high volume of freight around the world. percent of global greenhouse gas emissions 1 and moves freight with some of the lowest carbon emissions per tonne.kilometre (t.km) 2 of any transport sector. SOURCE: WSP. DESCRIPTION: By James Peet.

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Five ways to give central banking a makeover

Corporate Knights

In September, 90 organizations led by the World Wildlife Fund urged the world’s central banks to add a strong climate commitment to their mandates: a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030, as well as net-zero emissions and full biodiversity recovery by 2050. Create money to tackle a crisis.

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Is the IMO Turning the Tide on Transition?

Chris Hall

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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Two Pillars for a Sustainable Dialogue

Chris Hall

Since the mid-90s, global real estate company City Developments Limited (CDL) has integrated sustainability into its growth strategy to create value for the business and its stakeholders.

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A Bulwark Removed

Chris Hall

Investors will however see it very differently than Graham Stuart, the UK Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who argues that the UK will nonetheless “… continue to lead the world in cutting emissions, attracting international investment and providing the strongest legal protections for those who invest here ”.