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Net Zero Action Depends on Public-Private Cooperation

Chris Hall

Investors have made pledges towards net zero, they are taking action by engaging with companies, and are increasingly vocal and responsible stewards of the capital they manage. Addressing system-level risks and considering climate goals is not only permitted but may be required by existing investor duties and obligations.

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Take-off for the Net Zero Transition  

Chris Hall

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. UN Climate Change’s NDC synthesis report found they would collectively only deliver a 5.3% reduction in CO2 emissions versus 2019, setting a course for 2.1-2.8°C

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Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net zero pledges provide hope, says UNEP report

Envirotec Magazine

New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C C this century, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On. Zeroing in on net zero.

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Nature, Climate Integration Key to Net Zero Transition – F4B

Chris Hall

New guidance from the Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) initiative encourages institutional investors to give equal weight to climate and nature-related factors in their portfolio assessments and reporting. Equally, one cannot accurately assess nature-related risks without considering climate,” the report added. Complementary to TNFD.

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Mitigating Climate Change Due to Methane From Natural Gas

3BL Media

Methane is a primary component in natural gas and a contributor to climate change. Why is reducing methane emissions so important to climate change mitigation? This powerful warming effect causes experts to believe that cutting methane emissions is critical to mitigating climate change.

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Keysight Announces Winners of the 2022 Innovation Challenge

3BL Media

“It was fascinating to see the wide range of innovative solutions each student team created when posed the same challenge: to design an IoT device that will help the world reach net zero,” said Jeff Harris, Vice President of Portfolio and Corporate Marketing at Keysight, who also served as a judge and co-sponsor of the Keysight Innovation Challenge.

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Food System Action: A Roadmap to Keep 1.5°C Alive

Chris Hall

The recent IEA report and UNEP gap report on net zero pathways have noted how difficult it will be to achieve the 1.5°C C climate goal. The previous IEA net zero report included various assumptions, including an increase in land use for bio-energy crops. A credible 1.5°C C goal within sight.