Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It first entered the climate justice lexicon back in 1992, during negotiations leading to the original United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), when the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) submitted a proposal for a financial mechanism to address loss and damage from sea level rise.

Climate Change

3BL Media

OCTOBER 11, 2022

DESCRIPTION: As one of the world’s greatest challenges and global disrupters, climate change impacts us all. Tapestry and our brands are responding to the urgent call for collective action and doing our part to mitigate climate-related risks to our business, our people and the communities where we live and work.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

dissertation in microelectronics to an entirely different field: climate change. "I Even with decarbonizing the electric and transportation sector, to reach long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, the United States would need an 80 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide emissions by 2050.

Decarbonize

Corporate Knights

MAY 27, 2024

During his two decades in Parliament, Poilievre voted in favor of the environment and climate action just 13 times, DeSmog calculates based on a comprehensive list detailing every House of Commons vote he’s made as a federal politician. But we don’t have a credible climate plan now from the Liberals.” Read the original story here.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place. Climate Change. Shipping & Logistics. Corporate Strategy. Sustainable Shipping. BusinessGreen.

Shipping

3BL Media

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Benchmark assessments are a cornerstone of Climate Action 100+ and are intended to help inform investors’ engagement strategies and wider public debate. The results show that most focus companies are not moving fast enough to align with the goals of the Paris Agreement and reduce investors’ risk. C) pathway.

Net Zero

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

December marks the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — a turning point for the movement to limit dangerous climate change and environmental destruction. These leaders understood the direct linkage between climate change and financial risk. On the fifth anniversary of the TCFD, a call to action.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

Luxury brand Burberry announced today that its climate goals have been approved by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) as meeting the criteria to keep global warming to 1.5°C C in line with the Paris Agreement. C warming ambition, as required to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Net Zero

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Between 2008 and 2017, fossil-fuel industry trade associations in the U.S. Climate Strategy. Various climate change-related placards carried by protesters at the Global Climate Strike Rally and March in downtown San Francisco in September 2019. It is a big business. spent almost $1.4 BusinessGreen. Shutterstock.

Divestment

ESG Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Nakagawa joins Microsoft after serving in the Biden administration White House as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy on the National Security Council, where she played a leadership role on international and domestic climate initiatives, including working on the U.S.’

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 20, 2021

The r ecent report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change clearly outlines that climate change is widespread, intensifying, and ‘unequivocally’ caused by human activities. In order to prevent extreme heatwaves, rising sea levels, droughts, and other effects of climate change, urgent action must be taken.

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Sense and Sustainability

DECEMBER 8, 2021

and 1 degrees to spare if we are to meet the global targets outlined in the Paris Agreement. degree) to prevent catastrophic changes in the climatic system seems unlikely. As one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change, not surprisingly, adaptation is a priority.

Climate Change

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The new indices each provide expertise via the Transition Pathway Initiative’s (TPI) dataset to assess companies’ readiness for the climate transition. FTSE Russell launched its initial TPI Climate Transition Index in 2020.

Paris Agreement

3BL Media

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The report aims to increase transparency and inform priorities ahead of the COP28 climate summit, where countries will conclude the first ‘stocktake’ of global progress toward the Paris Agreement and deliver policy recommendations to encourage governments to ratchet up their climate plans.

Climate Change

Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In the two years since the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement , what progress has the world made on climate change? The primary outcomes of this year’s COP include: 1) the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP); 2) the Talanoa Dialogue; and 3) the Pre-2020 action and ambition.

Climate Change

3BL Media

JUNE 18, 2024

These newly validated targets are in line with climate science and are consistent with levels necessary to meet the Paris Agreement's goals to limit global warming to 1.5 It is committed to reduce scope 3 Forest Land and Agriculture (FLAG) emissions by 36% and non-FLAG emissions by 30% by 2030. degrees Celsius.

Supply Chains

3BL Media

MARCH 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 /3BL Media/ - New assessments released today by Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor engagement initiative on climate change, show some corporate climate progress against key climate indicators, but find much more action is urgently needed from focus companies to support global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Disclosure and analysis mus t drive t he “ul t ima t e goal” of real-world change wi t hin companies , says David Russell, Chair of t he T ransi t ion Pa t hway Ini t ia t ive. The initiative does this by providing investors and other stakeholders with valuable information and insights into how companies are responding to climate change.

Paris Agreement

Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2024

Heightened attention Established in 2017, CA100+ aims to collectively supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement by challenging the large corporate greenhouse gas emitters to take action on climate change. It has engaged more than 170 heavy-emitting firms representing a total market capitalisation of US$10.3

Net Zero

3BL Media

JUNE 21, 2022

We are committed to combating climate change and empowering makers.". The 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking is based on 155 ESG factors in eight pillars: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights, stakeholders and society and ESG performance.

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Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 2, 2019

of the Paris Agreement), to which several FABLE country teams are already contributing. of the Paris Agreement), to which several FABLE country teams are already contributing. The FABLE analyses will also assess international spillover effects to ensure that national pathways are consistent with global objectives.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Countries are obligated to report their greenhouse gas emissions to international bodies such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, but recent studies suggest that the current methods for calculating methane emissions rely on outdated and incomplete information and may not accurately represent actual emissions.

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Sustainable Development Network

APRIL 28, 2020

About FABLE In late 2017, SDSN and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) launched the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land Use, and Energy (FABLE) Pathways Consortium to bring together leading research institutions forming more than 20 country and regional teams.

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Sense and Sustainability

JUNE 9, 2021

“Climate Action” is the thirteenth of the United Nations’ seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Climate action via implementation of the Paris Agreement is critical to the success of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and achieving other related SDGs. April 14 2017). Personal Interview.

Climate Change

Chris Hall

MARCH 14, 2024

CA100+ was established in 2017 as an investor-led initiative aiming to collectively support the goals of the Paris Agreement by challenging the large corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters to take action on climate change.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has increased investor representation on its global steering committee, adding Phoenix Group Head of Stewardship Valeria Piani alongside five others to further expand its geographic experience and expertise.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

When the initiative launched at the end of 2017, just five of the focus companies had set net zero commitments. Going forward, the initiative aims to launch additional thematic projects, including fixed income engagement on climate change, the use of offsetting, and engagement strategies for state-owned companies in certain markets.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

JULY 29, 2022

Given that ESG concerns are nudging towards the top of the agenda for all boards, it is no wonder that pension funds, as significant investors, have been tasked with upping their governance and disclosures in relation to climate-related risks. . one other metric which relates to climate change of the trustees’ choosing. .

Paris Agreement

Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2022

“Clear reporting on engagement objectives, outcomes and escalation activities is essential for stakeholders to monitor progress on climate action and hold both companies and investors to account when their actions fall short,” said Isobel Mitchell, Research and Engagement Manager at ShareAction. .

Net Zero

Sustainable Development Network

MAY 23, 2018

In late 2017, SDSN and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) launched the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land Use and Energy (FABLE) Pathways Consortium to bring together leading research institutions which form more than 20 country and regional teams.

Paris Agreement

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

More than nine out of ten (92%) focus companies have some level of executive oversight of material climate-related issues, and 75% of companies have committed to net zero by 2050. We’ve made a lot of progress in terms of changing conversations with companies; talking about net zero is normalised.”

Net Zero

Sustainable Development Network

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In late 2017, SDSN and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) launched the Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land Use and Energy (FABLE) Pathways Consortium. FABLE brings together leading research institutions from more than 20 country and regional teams. Source: Christine Daum-Farber and Nelson Farber for 3sat.

Paris Agreement

Chris Hall

AUGUST 30, 2023

But successful cases can catalyse substantial advancements in climate change policy, said Higham, citing the Urgenda Foundation v The State of the Netherlands case.

Climate Change

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Last year , US-based asset manager Federated Hermes divested from oil giant Pemex across its credit strategies, citing concerns such as weak governance and an unsafe workplace environment, but nonetheless pledged to continue its climate and social-related engagement efforts. .

Divestment

Chris Hall

JUNE 30, 2023

Much of its £14 billion debt pile was built up under the ownership of Australian bank Macquarie, but its current investors – including Canada’s OMERS and the UK’s USS – have not seen a dividend since buying into the company in 2017. They’ve also agreed to fund an eight-year transformation programme to the tune of £1.5

COP26

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Ocean Race measured microplastics in the last edition of the round-the-world Race in 2017-18 in a pioneering move that combined racing and science. The ocean plays a critically important role in climate regulation. Three of the samples (two from the Channel and one from the Mediterranean Sea) contained microfibres exclusively.

Climate Change

Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

billion) by 2025.    

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