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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

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. As the U.K. has a role to play in pushing for the highest possible ambition at this week's talks.

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Voluntary Carbon Market to Grow in 2022

Chris Hall

Though the VCM is made up of private sector actors and does not directly contribute to countries reaching their climate change mitigation goals under the Paris Agreement, it does indirectly contribute to overall higher climate change mitigation ambition,” said Refinitiv. “By Total issuances were 368Mt, up 65% on Q4 2020.

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Key Messages from the Zero Emissions Solutions Conference 

Sustainable Development Network

After successful events at COP22 , COP23 , COP24 , and COP25 , this year, SDSN virtually hosted the Zero Emissions Solutions Conference (ZESC) , formerly the “Low-Emissions Solutions Conference,” on the sidelines of COP26 from November 1-5, 2021. It can also improve the economic and financial stability and reduce inequality post-COVID.”

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The Adaptation Agenda: Preparing Investors for a 1.5°C+ World

Chris Hall

In the wake of COP26, and with the 27 th edition in sight, the latest IPCC assessment reports [1,2] starkly highlight the risks we are facing if we fail to curb greenhouse gases emissions. C objective of the Paris Agreement would of course significantly limit these impacts. With global surface temperatures already 1.1°C

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What Net-Zero companies are and How to start the journey

Carlos Sanchez

After the signature of the Paris Agreement in 2015, science has become widely accepted. Also, shifting to energy efficiency and renewable energy aligns with efforts to improve energy security and reduce poverty (IPCC, 2018). Why should a company be net-zero? Reason 1 – Is the right thing to do to save the planet.

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New report highlights potential of mine energy in achieving UK net zero target

Envirotec Magazine

All rights reserved 2018). Its publication comes in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, which will be hosted by Glasgow in November, and is designed to accelerate action towards the goals of The Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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Bloomberg Publishes 2021 Impact Report

3BL Media

Report highlights Bloomberg’s work to mobilize the markets to fight climate change and its company-wide efforts to boost climate action in the lead up to COP26 Glasgow. This includes a 32% reduction in Scope 1+2 emissions (target: 80%) and a 77% 1 reduction in Scope 3 emissions (target: 20%) from a 2018 baseline. SOURCE: Bloomberg.