Corporate Knights

APRIL 1, 2024

The world is inching ever closer to 2050, the target date set in Paris in 2015 for countries to reduce their emissions to net-zero. North America needs these minerals and components if it’s going to meet its net-zero goals, but it can’t rely on China, which wants these commodities for itself. The solution?

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

As the fallout continues over the Science Based Targets initiative’s approach to offsets, is the net zero target-setting landscape for corporates fit for purpose? In 2024, the number of listed companies with a climate commitment validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) jumped to 20% from just 12% in 2023.

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3BL Media

APRIL 15, 2024

Crowley has committed to achieving net-zero emissions across all areas of its business and operations by 2050, playing a leadership role as stewards of the environment as well as serving customers and communities. We hope to pilot carbon capture in 2024 and then determine how to roll it out to our fleet.” Crowley, a U.S.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 10, 2024

“To decarbonize road transportation in Canada by 2050, it will take up to $666 billion in capital investments,” states the May 2 presentation by Corporate Knights CEO Toby Heaps and Research Director Ralph Torrie to EV & Charging Expo 2024 in Toronto, hosted by Electric Autonomy Canada. This article first appeared in The Energy Mix.

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3BL Media

APRIL 16, 2024

In addition, the university is preparing an article on its research results for peer-reviewed journals, as well as presenting at scientific conferences and meetings. Conservation International also will connect award recipients to an exclusive network of global conservation experts for mentorship and coaching.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

RE100, the global campaign set up to accelerate change towards a net zero future by driving the renewable energy transition, has recently implemented important updates to its guidance for corporate buyers. In this article, we delve into these changes and their anticipated implications.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In this article, we'll summarize each new law as well as outline the likely impact on businesses. Due to take effect on January 1, 2024, AB 1305 will mandate that companies operating in California publish and regularly update information to support their climate claim.

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3BL Media

MARCH 6, 2024

March 6, 2024 /3BL/ - Ceres welcomes the U.S. We urge companies to disclose this vital information in their 10-Ks as they earnestly work to align their business strategies with the transition to a net zero emissions economy,” said Steven Rothstein, managing director for the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets at Ceres. “We

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requiring companies to include certain climate-related disclosures in their reporting are now expected in spring of 2024. This article series is sponsored by FigBytes and produced by the TriplePundit editorial team. The final rules from the U.S.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

Those guidelines are due to be released in 2024. Now, it’s being taken up by a multilateral panel that is expected to report in 2024 if all goes well. The document also holds out the possibility of subsidies for carbon trading deals under Article 6 of the Paris agreement, and for Indigenous participation in fossil fuel projects.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The Act seeks to strike a balance in the so-called energy trilemma: transitioning the energy sector to net zero in an affordable way for households and businesses while securing resilient supply of energy. Section 202 brings clarity and adds a net zero duty for Ofgem.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. On top of that, they will be creating plans to comply as soon as by the 2024 reporting cycle (e.g. Sustainability trends 2023: Net-Zero roadmaps.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

That article was one of GreenBiz's most popular stories throughout the year. But the bigger news for Arrival came earlier in the year, when UPS announced an order of 10,000 purpose-built electric vans, to be delivered through 2024. That easily could grow as DHL works to meet a goal of net-zero logistics-related emissions by 2050.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

COP28 may have not delivered all it promised, but investors now have a clearer idea of how the path to net zero will impact their portfolios. In this summary article, ESG Investor covers some of the areas with the biggest implications for asset owners. That’s a good outcome for a consensus document.”

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The COP28 decision text, released Wednesday morning, included language about “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems” and “reducing both consumption and production of fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner so as to achieve net zero by, or before, or around 2050 in keeping with the science”.The

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Chris Hall

MARCH 1, 2024

Beginning in fiscal year 2024, federally-regulated financial institutions in Canada – including banks and insurance companies – are already mandated to report on climate-related financial risks. The move is intended to align Canadian companies with international ESG reporting standards and help in the transition to a net zero economy.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

Dr Rory Sullivan, CEO of Chronos Sustainability, identifies four priority themes for asset owners in 2024. The analysis, presented in the PRI’s report, Climate Data and Net Zero: Closing the Gap on Investors’ Data Needs , recognised that improving the quality of climate data is as much a demand-side as a supply-side issue.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 15, 2023

For the record, the final text called on parties to contribute to “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science”. It also includes failure to reach agreement on Articles 6.2

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 5, 2024

This avoids the dangers of different market participants inventing their own labels linked to disclosure requirements in Articles 8 and 9 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). From 2 December 2024, detailed on-demand disclosures should be provided to relevant clients.

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This article was first published in Forbes. aligned trajectory, references emissions peaking at the latest before 2025 and the need to get to net zero by 2050 is welcome. COP28 was shrouded in controversy from the outset. The decision to choose a petrostate to host a climate conference was always going to raise questions.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 12, 2020

In this article, I’ll do a quick summary of 2020 and then present four sustainable business trends that could finally explode in 2021. As an example, heavy GHG emitters countries as China pledged for net-zero emissions by 2060, and the Paris Agreement became one of the issues driving voters to vote in the US presidential election.

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Carlos Sanchez

MARCH 7, 2021

Green power also called green electricity is a crucial strategy for achieving net-zero carbon emissions. In this article, you will understand what is green power and why companies are increasingly sourcing green power. There is an increasing number of companies that have set a target of using 100% renewable electricity.

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Caux Round Table

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The November 20 issue of The Economist has two articles gushing about the good that can be accomplished by removing CO2 from our atmosphere. The firm will remove 112,000 tons of CO 2 between 2024 and 2030 by converting agricultural waste, which would otherwise emit carbon as it decomposes, into an oil that can be stored underground.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 5, 2024

million affordable, “net-zero-aligned” homes by 2030. We’re in 2024, and if a new gas furnace gets installed in 2025, it means a new home is connected to fossil fuels until 2040. This article was first published by The Energy Mix. That means they’re going to have a gas furnace for at least 15 years.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Yet due to pushback by developed nations such as the United States and European Union, countries instead agreed to establish the Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage, dedicated to discussing possible funding arrangements and set to run through 2024. Established under Article 7.1

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We Mean Business Coalition

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The need for a just transition is also recognised, as well as achieving net-zero by 2050 through deep, rapid and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in line with 1.5 °C Whilst the UAE Consensus doesn’t contain the words “phase out”, the outcome is unprecedented and unequivocal.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

German sportswear company adidas committed to using only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. And then there’s the opportunity for companies to offset their emissions, since trees are a natural climate solution that can help draw down greenhouse gases, especially firms adopting net-zero commitments (see below).

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Sustainability Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Under the reforms, the baselines for designated large facilities will decline on a trajectory aligned with achieving Australia’s updated emission reduction targets of 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and net zero by 2050. The ISSB is expected to announce its priorities in the first half of 2024. This decline rate is set at 4.9%

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3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2023

In addition to the assessment standards, ITU-T has also developed the ICT sector’s Net Zero definition and its decarbonization trajectory which has been developed jointly with GSMA, GESI and SBTi, setting a climate ambition for any ICT technology to consider. Performing assessments of KVIs.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 21, 2023

Indeed, the connection between environmental health and human health underscores the importance of the medical community’s role in reaching net zero carbon emissions. Our ambitious effort will involve reevaluating every aspect of business and making changes to support achieving net-zero emissions along the company’s entire value chain.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 7, 2021

As more companies make "carbon net-zero" commitments, how will stakeholders — investors, employees, customers and regulators — hold these companies accountable? and that after 2024, fines totaling as much as $1 trillion to $1.5 Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

All Energy Exhibition 2023 SEC, Glasgow This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Reed Exhibitions. All-Energy 2024, the UK’s largest renewable and low energy exhibition and conference, brings together key stakeholders actively involved in engineering a net zero future.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 19, 2023

But the equivalent table [xlsx] from the December, 2021 outlook indicated much heavier reliance on emissions-heavy gas—70% in 2023, 74% in 2024, 91% in 2027, and 100% in 2043. This article is republished from The Energy Mix. Read the original article.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 10, 2022

Energy levies are forecasted to comprise between 17% and 28% of electricity and gas spend for the 2024-25 period. This article was co-authored by Gibran Alaoui, Associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, in the finance practice, focused on transactions in asset and leveraged finance.

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B the Change

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Preserve is working to reduce future emissions as part of Climate Neutral Certification and its commitment to net zero by 2030. This article was originally published at [link]. Preserve is also a Climate Neutral-certified company and has offset all emissions from making and delivering products in the past year.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Established under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement , the Global Stocktake is designed “to assess the collective progress towards achieving the purpose of [the Paris] Agreement and its long-term goals. The article is co-authored by Dierdre Cogan, Communication Manager – Climate at the World Resources Institute.

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Sustainable Round Table

APRIL 23, 2024

Since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in August 2022, SR Inc has been predicting a likely rebalancing of the North American VPPA market by the second quarter of 2024. There was a 6% decline in offered ERCOT North solar VPPA prices in Q1 2024 compared to the prior four quarters. market overall in Q1 2024.

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