Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

C warming target set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, and there must be a “rapid acceleration of mitigation efforts after 2030” if there is any hope of limiting global temperature increases to 2°C. . Average annual GHG emissions during 2010-2019 were higher than in any previous decade.” .

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains Paris Agreement 52

Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

In the statement it referred to metallurgical coal as “carbon steel materials”, drawing accusations of greenwashing. By 2035, it has committed to halve its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from a 2019 baseline, with goals to hit net zero by 2050. For a carbon-intensive business, Glencore has relatively ambitious climate targets.

Stranded Assets 52

Stranded Assets Divestment Greenwashing Paris Agreement 52

Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

Reduction targets are “science-based” if they align with levels the scientific community deems necessary to meet the 1.5 - 2 °C temperature reduction target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. In the Paris Agreement, world governments committed to curbing global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Paris Agreement Greenhouse Gas Protocol Climate Change 52

James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

C threshold (above pre-industrial levels) stipulated in the Paris Agreement. Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing? As we move further into 2023, it can take a lot of energy to think about energy.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Supply Chains Climate Change Development 98

Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

These higher prices of allowances are a key signal for companies to push for decarbonisation as demonstrated by the 35% emission reductions in installations covered by the ETS between 2005 and 2019. Besides, a third of the respondents consider offsetting as pure greenwashing. People respond to incentives.” The rest is commentary.

Carbon Offsets 59

Carbon Offsets Net Zero COP26 Climate Change 59

Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

On 9-10 December, 2019 in Madrid, Spain alongside the UNFCCC COP25 , the Low-Emissions Solutions Conference (LESC) entitled “Systems Transformations for a 1.5 As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Decarbonize Paris Agreement Shipping 52

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

And investors may be able to utilise their influence via engagement and voting to counteract legal action. A landmark 2021 ruling by a Dutch court ordered Shell to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across global operations by 45% by the end of the decade from 2019 levels.

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Paris Agreement Climate Change Sustainable Investment 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Ahead of the conference, the data had been collected and analysed, with assessments delivered on the effectiveness of actions taken to date, primarily in the form of signatories’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. reduction in CO2 emissions versus 2019, setting a course for 2.1-2.8°C

Net Zero 84

Net Zero Paris Agreement UNEP Development 84

Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2023

A 2020 report from insurance broker Aon noted that natural disasters caused US$3 trillion in economic damages between 2009-2019, costing insurers US$845 billion, well above the levels seen in the prior decade. And frankly is greenwashing. Last year, the resolution received 25.9% of the overall vote, but received 22.8%

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Paris Agreement Greenwashing Climate Change 52

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This March, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a sustainable business forum in Vancouver “things have changed” since the country signed up to the Paris Agreement on climate change. Since 2019, every jurisdiction in Canada has imposed a price on carbon pollution.

Climate Change 52

Climate Change Net Zero Paris Agreement Banking 52

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

However, shortfalls in clean energy investments persist, the IEA said, noting that “if China is excluded, then the amount being invested in clean energy each year in [EMDEs] has remained flat since the Paris Agreement was concluded in 2015”. C is to remain achievable. .

Net Zero 52

Net Zero Paris Agreement Banking Climate Change 52

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Is 'net-zero' greenwash? Indeed, "net-zero" is the new "zero waste" — remember way back in 2019 when everyone was making that commitment? Global net-zero commitments doubled in less than a year and commitments by companies more than tripled, rising from 500 at the end of 2019 to more than 1,500 by September. Joel Makower.

Net Zero 406

Net Zero Greenwashing Paris Agreement Supply Chain 406

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Getting to net-zero – without greenwashing. The last climate conference, COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, nearly fell apart over frustration that international finance wasn’t flowing to developing countries and that corporations and financial institutions were greenwashing – making claims they couldn’t back up.

Net Zero 246

Net Zero Greenwashing Banking COP26 246

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

More than 1,500 companies are committed to net-zero emissions, triple the number that had made those pledges by the end of 2019. The intention is to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Morgan Stanley offered its own twist with a promise to reach "net-zero financed emissions" by the critical 2050 timeframe.

Paris Agreement 509

Paris Agreement Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains 509

Stanford Social Innovation

JUNE 2, 2025

Companies should learn from the past, and think long term: In other periods of backsliding, leaders were separated from greenwashers. In some cases, this approach may reveal that the earlier strategy of greenwashing no longer needs to be maintained. Backsliding is not a new phenomenon that emerged with the second Trump administration.

Net Zero 89

Net Zero Greenwashing Banking Paris Agreement 89