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Observers reflect on a disappointing COP26

Envirotec Magazine

The COP26 Youth Climate Protest in Glasgow on 5 November (image credit: PMGphotog / Shutterstock.com). While COP25 in Madrid had seen the launch of many such schemes by big polluters like Shell, Total and BP, with COP26 we could now see these schemes taking a central place in the draft agreement. Carbon capture.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

We are committed to developing products that allow them to invest or participate in efforts to bring about a more sustainable global economy.". "They care as citizens, consumers and business owners.

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Tetra Pak 2022 Sustainability Report: Message From the CEO

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: As the world continued to experience the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global supply chain disruptions, resource shortages, employment challenges and inflation – these have not been easy times. This tragic and terrible war, which we strongly condemn, unfortunately shows no signs of abating.

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The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris Agreement

Envirotec Magazine

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. billion tonnes in 2016 but passed 100 billion in 2019 and is estimated at 101.4

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Two Pillars for a Sustainable Dialogue

Chris Hall

During lockdown, the global economy was disrupted so severely that it triggered a shift in mindset among business leaders to recognise the importance of ESG issues in creating a more resilient future. “ When I attended COP25 (Madrid) in 2019, there was talk of the climate crisis, but there was not a lot of urgency,” she says.

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

In this context, several countries and companies have taken up the challenge, and currently, 90% of the global economy and a third of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Offsetting is often hypocrisy, and it is swirling around at #COP26. 1 – 1.5ºC emission pathway (Source McKinsey & Co).

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Figure 3: Calculated impacts of company A for the fiscal year 2019 (own operations and upstream supply chain). As a result, 91% of the global economy and almost half of the 2,000 largest companies have net-zero pledges. Figure 4: Global CO2 emissions (fossil and land use) from the past three Global Carbon Budgets.