Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

To better stimulate investment in climate resilience across Australia and New Zealand, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has developed its ‘ Road to Resilience ’ strategy. Further, only 9% have implemented a response to their physical risk exposure.

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Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2023

Yet, despite this uncertainty, decarbonisation is a megatrend; driven by the need to reach net zero by 2050 if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change. For the economy, business and investors, decarbonisation means massive change and a need to completely re-build energy infrastructure.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

This AGM season, investors have filed numerous shareholder resolutions to accelerate finance sector action to address climate risks and meet net zero commitments. AGMs to be held by Citi, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America on 25 April, and by Goldman Sachs on 26 April, are seen as key indicators of investment sentiment.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

Jessye Waxman, Senior Campaign Representative, Fossil-Free Finance Campaign, Sierra Club, says climate-related shareholder resolutions give banks necessary guardrails for transition financing. Proponents of the resolutions acknowledge the near-term need for fossil fuels. US and Canadian banks need to get on board.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2023

Jose Pugas , Head of Responsible Investments and Engagement at JGP Asset Management , explains why scal ing -u p finance between the global north and south for nature-based solutions is essential to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet the world is changing.

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Chris Hall

MAY 4, 2022

UK proposals to mandate climate transition plans are part of wider scrutiny effort. . It is a truth universally acknowledged that a company transitioning to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 or sooner is in want of a detailed plan. . How do they translate on a net zero journey?

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

Swedish government pension fund AP7 is a universal owner that manages around SEK1 trillion (US$968 billion) in AuM, with 90% of its assets invested in a diversified equities portfolio across more than 3,000 companies.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

The announcement is meant to deliver on the 2023 subsidy phaseout deadline contained in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s December, 2021 mandate letters to Guilbeault and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets? Given the persistent technical problems still facing CCS, that may not be likely.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to the International Energy Agency , the world needs to cut 90% of coal use by 2050 and phase out all unabated coal power plants by 2040 to achieve net-zero emissions and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. billion for its energy transition between 2023 and 2027.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. For the first time, the IMO has also agreed on an overarching objective to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by or around 2050. What progress has the IMO made?

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

The importance of water-related risks was underlined last month with the commitments to a more ambitious Water Action Agenda signed last month at the UN’s first dedicated water summit in 50 years, part of a focus throughout 2023 on getting the UN Sustainable Development Goals back on track.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Mobilising public and private capital to fund the net zero transition efforts of emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) has been a central theme of discussions at COP27 in Egypt. . trillion by 2030, to boost resilience and deal with the loss and damage caused by climate change impacts. .

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The actions being taken by signatories to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment to tackle whole life carbon are critical because they are driving emissions reductions now and in the future. Meanwhile, Edinburgh City joined over 30 cities in the Climate Champion’s Race to Resilience campaign. ANALYSIS: .

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