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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

CDP found that these financed emissions are on average approximately 700 times higher than the organisation's operational emissions. For example, the indicative financed emissions from the UK financial sector in 2019 were found to be 1.8 They can also divest from high-emitting industries such as thermal coal production.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

During the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires, more than 24 million hectares of land was burnt and 33 people died, followed by a further 450 fatalities from illnesses linked to smoke inhalation. Despite suffering severe impacts from climate change, Australia remains married to coal, but alternative energy opportunities are emerging.