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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

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. Cecilia Keating.

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Statement on behalf of We Mean Business Coalition ahead of COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

The consequences of inaction are already being felt globally, with the world’s vulnerable most severely impacted. . Every fraction of a degree of global heating matters. In a global economy no-one will be unaffected when climate-related disasters hit. C goal within reach. C target within reach. ?.

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping. Tue, 10/20/2020 - 00:15. The global shipping industry's decarbonization efforts once again face stormy seas. Cecilia Keating. As the U.K. has a role to play in pushing for the highest possible ambition at this week's talks.

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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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Climate policy advocacy is incredibly powerful, but businesses must do more

We Mean Business Coalition

That’s over one third of the global economy. In 2020, a campaign coordinated through Coalition partner CLG Europe boosted the EU’s confidence on raising its climate ambition. These successes paved the way for greater ambition at the G20 Summit last October and COP26 the month after.

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Sustainability & Transition

Sustainable Round Table

Their science proved spot-on, as we hit 420 PPM in 2020 and Exxon’s scientists recommended raising and hardening their extraction rigs to save Exxon money. Now after COP28 the whole world officially agrees: our sustainability requires a transition to a global economy that has moved beyond fossil fuels.