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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Or, in the words of James Marape, president of Papua New Guinea, theyre now a total waste of time. The landmark Paris Agreement was forged in the corridors of COP21 back in 2015. For the last 30 years, COP has been the planets main vehicle of hope for averting climate catastrophe. Shes changed her mind.

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Use of Employee Incentives to Hit Climate Goals More than Doubles Over Past Year: Accenture

ESG Today

The report found that most companies are making progress on decarbonization, revealing a 6% annual decrease in average emissions intensity, or emissions per unit of revenue, since the 2016 Paris Agreement.

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Over 75% of Companies Have Cut Emissions Intensity Since Paris Agreement: Accenture

ESG Today

Results were less encouraging when not adjusting for business growth, however, with only around half of companies having cut absolute operational emissions since 2016. 67% of European companies have reduced emissions since 2016, compared with 53% in North America, and 40% in the rest of the world.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

The ranking includes key performance indicators (KPIs) in areas such as energy, water, and waste, and governance factors like gender diversity. The companys second-hand effect conserves energy and raw materials, reduces greenhouse gases and minimizes waste. Biffa PLC Conscientious waste management U.K.-based

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The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris Agreement

Envirotec Magazine

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. billion tonnes in 2016 but passed 100 billion in 2019 and is estimated at 101.4

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We Need a Faster Food Revolution for People, Planet and Livelihoods

3BL Media

Reducing waste. That means addressing the roughly 1 billion tons of food wasted each year. Food loss and waste is not just a missed opportunity to provide someone with a nourishing meal. degrees Celsius by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. Part of the solution is for farming to become more sustainable.

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Less, Better and for Longer: Five Ways Paris 2024 Is Delivering More Sustainable Games

3BL Media

Targeting a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions compared to the average of London 2012 and Rio 2016, Paris 2024 has addressed the broadest category of emissions, also covering the indirect footprint of the Games (scope 3 emissions) such as spectator travel. All seats in the Centre are made from recycled local plastic waste.