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Majority of companies to miss net-zero targets, analysis shows

Envirotec Magazine

Corporate commitments to net-zero accelerated over the last two years, with almost one-third (30%) of Europe’s largest listed companies now having pledged to reach net-zero by 2050, according to a new study by consultancy firm Accenture. And as our study shows, the targets work.

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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. We need to put a lot of zeros on the "More than 1,000 businesses" in order to get to a net-zero carbon economy. Helle Bank Jorgensen.

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CDL’s integrated sustainability report 2022 zeroes in on bolder decarbonisation targets 

Corporate Knights

One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach . Decarbonising and Innovating towards a Net Zero Future . This article is “sponsored content” as defined by Corporate Knights’ content disclosure policy. .

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CDL's Integrated Sustainability Report 2022 Zeroes in on Bolder Decarbonisation Targets

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach. Decarbonising and Innovating towards a Net Zero Future. SOURCE: 3BL Alerts. First Singapore company to externally assure its TCFD framework.

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Carbon pricing currently too low for a just transition to net-zero, says climate advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

” The document from the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG)[1] sets out seven recommendations that it believes global leaders at COP26 must consider to make carbon pricing more effective. It is estimated that today’s policy ambitions and targets would likely lead to global warming of around 2.7C

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What’s driving the push as institutions plow money into renewables?

Renewable Energy World

According to IRENA, among newly commissioned projects, the global weighted average levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of utility-scale solar PV fell by 85% between 2010 and 2020. What’s more, between 2010 and 2020, the global weighted-average LCOE from onshore wind fell by 56%.

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Three Steps to Energy Efficient Properties

Chris Hall

We outline below some of the more common initiatives being driven by landlords and tenants alike and raise some of the issues arising from them, namely electric vehicle (EV) charging point installations; photovoltaic (PV) cell installations; and net zero obligations as part of green leases. Green leases and the move to net zero.