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Impact on Carbon: How the EcoVadis Network Supports Companies in Tackling Emissions

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Carbon emissions have, in the years following the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement (2015), been established as the predominant issue in corporate sustainability discourse and strategy. One recent study found that net zero commitments now cover at least 68% of the global economy.

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Observers reflect on a disappointing COP26

Envirotec Magazine

The COP26 Youth Climate Protest in Glasgow on 5 November (image credit: PMGphotog / Shutterstock.com). The announcement indicated an emphasis on “high emission sources”, which suggested oil and gas production, and the Vegan Society said it was disappointed that “there has yet to be any global commitment on reducing methane from agriculture.”.

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Reflections on seven years as We Mean Business Chair

We Mean Business Coalition

In 2015, when a group of us met to ensure the voice of forward-looking business was heard at the crucial COP21 Paris Climate negotiations, this observation felt painfully familiar. COP26 in Glasgow, which many have called the finance and business COP, clearly demonstrated how this movement has become unstoppable.

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COP26 Live Blog: All in for 1.5ºC

We Mean Business Coalition

SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER – This statement is the We Mean Business Coalition response to the Glasgow Climate Pact, agreed at COP26. . The Glasgow Climate Pact represents a vital step in our shared efforts to keep global warming to 1.5 °C Anything less is incompatible with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5ºC.”

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

The letter also seeks a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, a 50 percent target for electric vehicle sales by 2030, and a renewed commitment to international climate finance. A recent report shows that plans for 75 percent of new coal plants were halted or ditched altogether since the 2015 Paris Agreement was signed.