Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. More than 2,000 businesses and financial institutions are working with the SBTi to reach net-zero emissions, and that number is increasing rapidly.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2022

The 2021 Progress Report, ‘ Scaling Urgent Corporate Climate Action Worldwide ’, found that companies committed to cut emissions in line with climate science now represent US$38 trillion of the global economy, more than one-third of global market capitalisation (up from 20% in 2020). Grounds for optimism.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The COP28 decision text, released Wednesday morning, included language about “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems” and “reducing both consumption and production of fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner so as to achieve net zero by, or before, or around 2050 in keeping with the science”.The

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

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. Such initiatives were virtually inconceivable in 2015, and today they are primed for rapid expansion.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 17, 2022

percent of the global economy is circular. To reach our Net Zero carbon ambition across our value chain by 2040, we need to reduce carbon emissions also in the supply chain and enable circularity through reuse and recycling. This is where the concept of circular economy enters the stage. SOURCE: Ericsson.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

We’re on a pathway to global warming of more than double the 1.5°C C target set out under the Paris Agreement in 2015. Decarbonizing the global economy means lessening our dependence on fossil fuels and increasing dramatically our use of renewable energy sources like solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Paris Agreement stimulated a reckoning to align public and private finance with net zero and climate resilience. i(c)), but action to fully implement this objective has been mostly deferred since 2015 when it was penned. Within the United Nations negotiations, Article 2.1(c)

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We Mean Business Coalition

MAY 13, 2022

The initiative has grown exponentially since the first pioneers set targets back in 2015. According to the report , 2,253 companies with a combined market cap of one third of the global economy – a total of $38trn – are now working with the SBTi. . G7 – and indeed all governments – should take note.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

The UK government has set a target of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. The UK’s commitment to achieving net zero in general is enshrined in the Climate Change Act of 2008 (as amended). To help achieve this, it has introduced mandatory climate-related disclosure requirements for large UK companies.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

Natural gas will remain an important fuel source to meet total energy demand for the time being, decreasing by only 13% in 2030 (from 2015 levels), until hydrogen, e-gas and biogas are ramped up,” the Allianz report noted. “As But the EU isn’t turning its back on gas.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

COP26 concluded on 13 November amidst widespread disappointment from environmental commentators about a lack of significant progress on the promises made in Paris in 2015 – even disbelief at a failure to commit to fulfilling many of those past promises. Carbon trading.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. Together, the three industries emit close to 6 Gt of CO2 per year and are absolutely critical to limiting global warming to 1.5ºC.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

She passed a Zero Carbon Bill during her first term that mandates net-zero emissions by 2050 and campaigned on tougher action this term. . It aims to reach net-zero for its own operations and supply chain by 2030.) Jill Kolling, Vice President, Global Sustainability, Cargill. percent of its GDP.

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Richard Matthews

JANUARY 4, 2022

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.

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