Corporate Knights

MAY 31, 2023

Climate Action Tracker, a research group that follows the progress made by the countries that generate about 85% of global emissions, considers the climate policies Canada has drafted thus far to be “highly insufficient.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

billion tonnes in 2016 but passed 100 billion in 2019 and is estimated at 101.4 Martijn Lopes Cardozo, Circle Economy CEO, said: “Our insatiable demand for resources and throwaway economy is threatening the planet’s future and driving us down the road to climate breakdown. World leaders committed to limit climate change to 1.5°C

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

State and regional governments around the world are advancing the global transition to renewable electricity, according to a new report released on 21 November by international non-profits The Climate Group and CDP, ahead of the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in December (COP25). California, U.S. Catalonia, U.S. Hawaii, U.S.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As the world’s largest producer of greenhouse gases (generating around 28% of total emissions in 2019), China’s environmental record is closely scrutinised. Around 69% of mainland China’s electricity was produced from fossil fuels – predominantly coal – in 2019. Climate Action Tracker also noted that China commissioned 38.4

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

According to independent scientific project Climate Action Tracker, this announcement does not provide any further details on the UAE’s strategy towards reaching net zero. In March 2023, the UAE confirmed its net zero target as a domestic policy objective by signing the ‘ UAE Governments Net Zero 2050 Charter ’.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2022

A new Corporate Knights analysis and accountability tool, Earth Index , has revealed that G20 countries, responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, remain far off track from meeting their climate targets. In 2019, only Germany and Turkey hit their marks. Canada was the worst performer of the developed countries.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

Despite suffering severe impacts from climate change, Australia remains married to coal, but alternative energy opportunities are emerging. 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.

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