Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Banks could face a stormy AGM season, driven by investor concern over their ongoing financial support for oil and gas firms, which are already braced for a slew of shareholder proposals demanding greater transparency over their net zero transition plans. Among the banks targeted are JP Morgan, Bank of America and Citi.

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Stanford Social Innovation

APRIL 6, 2022

At COP26, philanthropists teamed up with the Danish and Costa Rican governments to launch the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance , or BOGA. From 2016 to 2020, known foundation funding to climate mitigation nearly doubled, from 1 billion dollars to 1.9 At the same time, more philanthropies are directing more resources to climate.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 22, 2022

On the investment side, many managers have signed up to the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, are using the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change’s Net Zero Investment Framework to set and monitor targets, and have joined the investor-led initiative Climate Action 100+. . GFANZ steps up its guidance

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This stands in contrast with China’s domestic energy policy, which is prioritizing a transition to renewable energy, peak emissions before 2030 and a net-zero economy by 2060. Of course, China is not the only culprit. The full knowledge brief is available here.

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Chris Hall

MAY 18, 2022

Despite severe headwinds, India remains committed to the net zero transition. . billion by 2030, thus increasing pressure on existing resources, India has huge incentive to transition to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as fast as it can. . Large swathes of the global population are not so lucky. .

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 27, 2022

billion between 2016-18 to US$14 billion between 2019-21 – a 60% decrease. . The Adaptation Fund received US$356 million from governments at COP26, and climate adaptation is expected to be a big focus for discussions at the climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh. .

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016. The post An Increasing Sense of Urgency appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), US$4 trillion needs to be invested in renewable energy globally every year by 2030 to achieve net zero by 2050. South Africa signed a JETP at COP26 in Glasgow, which committed France, Germany, the UK, the EU and the US to supporting its clean energy transition through US$8.5

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Chris Hall

MAY 27, 2022

The FRC is separately investigating KPMG and former Carillion directors over the auditing of 2016 accounts. . Prior to COP26 last year, a group of asset owners and managers wrote to COP26 President-Designate Alok Sharma to urge governments to set a timeline for the introduction of net zero accounting and auditing. .

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Low carbon solutions with the potential to make an impact on the quest for net zero will be showcased during an online event on 3 March, during Scottish Apprenticeship Week (1-5 March). A putative ‘Human Swan’, she followed a black swan on a paraglider across 11 countries and 7,000km on a migration survey during winter 2016.

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3BL Media

JULY 25, 2023

Enbridge’s work to reduce methane emissions from our operations Enbridge has a comprehensive plan to reduce our GHG emissions intensity by 35% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 (see pages 16–19). We take many steps to educate customers, suppliers, neighbors, and the general public about this risk.

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Chris Hall

JULY 20, 2022

When Ninety One took over as manager in 2016, around half of EAIF’s US$679 million portfolio was in electricity; with slightly more than a quarter in renewables. According to Moola, the recent evolution of its portfolio reflects the growth in renewables investment opportunities. It now has more than US$1.3

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Sustainable Round Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

His 2016 article in Institutional Investor “The ESG Evolution,” is lit with his genius and practical hope. Mr. Boyle led in the creation of SR Inc’s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), which advises and represents Fortune 500 and fast growth companies across the U.S.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 3, 2022

Instead, they see our net-zero targets slipping away and they feel betrayed. The list’s sheer variety confirms climate experts’ contention that net-zero will create infinite opportunities for entrepreneurs and inventors with vision, grit and persistence. Founded in 2016 by two brash B.C. Growth rate*: 8,800%.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year’s worst offender, with 55 fossil fuel contracts, is the British holding company WPP, which, in a gross contradiction, has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions in its operations by 2025. It dismissed a petition that circulated at COP26, asking it to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Further, since 2016 firms have been able to deduct Petroleum Revenue Tax payments against losses incurred during decommissioning. Clearly, current incentives do not sit well alongside the UK’s net zero ambitions. In December, it consulted on a proposal to align the UK’s licensing regime with its climate objectives.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

What are Australia’s stated net zero goals? Australia adopted an economy-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050 in the run-up to COP26. Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that Australia does not have a net zero target, arguing the federal government’s mid-century goal is not backed up by concrete commitments.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2022

From 2016 to 2019, none of the 10 developed countries that are members of the Group of 20 nations managed to reduce emissions at a rate consistent with their 2030 targets, the index shows. Its performance was second last to Russia – also a large oil and gas producer – between 2016 and 2019. C above pre-industrial levels.

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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. At COP26 the world took a step back from fossil fuels for the first time. billion to Indigenous communities at COP26. This job is on us.”

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Richard Matthews

MARCH 14, 2022

At the most recent climate talks (COP26) Ukraine announced that it was joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance promising to phase out coal by 2035. Russia’s emissions reduction target is only 30 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 and net zero by 2060. Ukraine delivered more than promises.

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