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. The first-ever mention of “transitioning away from fossil fuels” in COP final text was regarded as a major milestone on the path to net zero, even by those who acknowledged its multiple caveats.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 18, 2023

Net Zero Insurance Alliance plan leaves door open to greenwashing, claim campaigners. A three-pronged framework to guide insurance firms to net zero by 2050 was unveiled at Davos yesterday as proof the industry could “walk the talk” on net zero transition. C above pre-industrial levels by 2100.

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Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 28, 2024

On 25 March 2024, SDSN Kenya joined WRI Africa and other Kenyan partner organizations in co-hosting an interactive workshop and debate format entitled: ‘Carbon Markets: Which Way for Kenya? A Carbon Markets Clinic and Debate’.

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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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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2022

Susanna Arus, EU Public Affairs Manager at Frank Bold , said the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – which updates the 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and comes into force on 1 January 2024 – could create a ‘two-speed Europe’. Greenwashing is over.

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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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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. . Will Kerry’s COP27 initiative drive EMDE energy transition and put voluntary carbon markets on the fast track to credibility? .

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