Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

When Bernard Looney became CEO of BP in 2020, he promised to reinvent the British oil major as a “leaner, faster-moving and lower-carbon company.” Last week, BP said it will cut its Scope 3 emissions by only 20% to 30% by the end of the decade – a significant reversal from its original 35% to 40% target announced in 2020.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, any number of initiatives have been launched with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5°C. C – putting the world on track to exceed 2°C by 2050 without significant action by policymakers and corporates.

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ESG Today

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2020, Shell announced a commitment to achieve net zero in its operations by 2050, and in 2021, the company launched its “Powering Progress” strategy , detailing how it will achieve its target to be a net-zero energy business by 2050 across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, with initiatives including investing in renewable and clean energy solutions.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement. But not all GHG reductions are equal. dollars) through 2030. Top Company Profile. Making the cut. BY Naomi Buck. Read article.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

In 2020, a blistering analysis showed Canada leading the G20 countries in per capita public financing to oil and gas. That work was meant to conclude by 2020. billion in 2020/21 and another $1.5 Those guidelines are due to be released in 2024. billion for the first nine months of 2021/22.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 25, 2023

It has publicly endorsed the Paris Agreement on climate change as well as the EU’s target of being net-zero by 2050. And its product carbon footprint program, launched in 2020, allows customers to calculate the emissions generated “from cradle to gate” – through extraction, manufacturing and production – for all BASF products.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 12, 2022

According to the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report , more than 1,500 cases had been filed in 38 countries by July 2020. The number of cases is widely recognised as having doubled since 2015.

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