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World Green Building Council - WorldGBC supports the Déclaration de Chaillot

Global Renewable News

On 7-8 March 2024 at the Buildings and Climate Global Forum, World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) joined the French Government and UNEP-GlobalABC, ministers and high-level representatives in discus.

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Knight Bites: The true cost of meat

Corporate Knights

Climate change and pollution Animal farming is responsible for 12% to 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions (including methane), making it a major contributor to the climate crisis. Sources: UNEP, FAO, FAIRR, AIER, Business for Nature, Our World in Data, As You Sow, WHO, Sierra Club, ASPCA. billion in Canada.

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Nature – On The Frontlines At Davos 2024?

We Mean Business Coalition

Nature does everything.” – the words of UNEP Executive Director Inger Anderson at Davos 2024 during a session exploring if the financial risks of climate change are under-priced. This includes the UNEP FI’s latest report comparing assessment and disclosure approaches of different frameworks on nature-related issues.

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Sports Organisations Commit to Safeguarding Nature Under New Framework

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Twenty-three sports organisations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a founding partner, and the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, signed the first-ever Sports for Nature Framework today. Spanish Olympic Committee. Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee.

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AllianceBernstein: Reflections on COP28: Opportunities Amid Challenges

3BL Media

Investors are warming to opportunities stemming from climate change, and other takeaways from COP28. COP28, the latest United Nations Conference of the Parties on climate change, delivered mixed results on some key agenda items but provided new insights into climate-related opportunities and the initiatives needed to implement them.

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Global Reporting Initiative Publish Standard to Address Sustainability Impacts of Coal

3BL Media

The Sector Standard for Coal enables comprehensive and comparable disclosure on: How companies respond to climate change mitigation demands , as reflected in the Paris Agreement, including plans to transition away from coal mining. GRI 12 comes into effect for reporting from January 2024, with early adoption encouraged.

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Mining Sector Needs “Social Compass”

Chris Hall

The investor-led initiative will be advised by UNEP and is backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of Cape Town and the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). “The It will further attempt to identify where existing ESG data can be consolidated, so investors and corporates can align.

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