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COP26: Statement from the We Mean Business Coalition

We Mean Business Coalition

As we approach the critical final stages of COP26, the We Mean Business Coalition is calling on governments to take bold decisions to keep the 1.5°C C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement alive, and to ensure a just transition. . We ask for the final COP26 decision texts to: . C w ithin reach ; and .

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Global $100 Billion Climate Finance Goal Expected to be Met in 2023: Report

ESG Today

The global goal for developed nations mobilize $100 billion in climate finance to their developing nation counterparts to mitigate and adapt to climate change is expected to be met in 2023, and surpassed in following years, according to a new report released by Canada and Germany ahead of the COP27 climate conference.

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Policymaker Inaction on Climate “Eroding Investor Confidence”

Chris Hall

Investors increasingly unsure what is required to meet Paris Agreement targets. A lack of action by policymakers has caused investor confidence in achieving Paris Agreement goals to wane, according to data from international asset manager Robeco’s 2023 Climate Survey. trillion in AuM.

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Concrete actions to increase the sustainability of food and land still missing from COP26 climate pledges 

Sustainable Development Network

A new report by SDSN’s Food, Environment, Land and Development (FELD) Action Tracker explores the extent to which key countries include transformations of food and land systems—necessary to meet both climate and Sustainable Development Goals—in their Nationally Determined Contributions submitted before COP26.

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1.5°C “Goalposts” Must Not Be Moved Post-COP28

Chris Hall

C temperature increase are moved it could jeopardise investor attempts to reach Paris Agreement targets. Climate change experts have warned 2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record, and last month BBC analysis found there had been a record number of days for breaches of the 1.5°C trillion in 2023 to US$4.5

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Using Carbon Markets To Fuel the Energy Transition

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Tetra Tech’s Rodrigo Chaparro, senior climate advisor, looks at how the carbon finance options defined at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) can help cut greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction costs for power utilities and large energy consumers. Four Ways Development Agencies Can Advance Carbon Markets.

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VCMs Require Rethink, Scale and Standards, Experts Say

Chris Hall

The role of voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) must be re-evaluated, alongside mandatory standards to maximise their effectiveness, according to speakers at City & Financial Global’s International Carbon Markets Summit 2023. The post VCMs Require Rethink, Scale and Standards, Experts Say appeared first on ESG Investor.