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Take Five: Bigger, Better, Bolder

Chris Hall

It has become increasingly apparent that private sector support will be needed to fulfil the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) – putting greater onus on the crowding-in role of multilateral development banks. The UK, it’s worth noting, recently confirmed its CBAM plans for 2027. trillion required annually.

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Take Five: Is Your Cup Half-full or Half-empty?

Chris Hall

Confirmation of a January 2027 start for a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism was welcomed as providing certainty to investors over its scope. But overall, the first Labour budget for 15 years was far from an exemplar of the joined-up approach advocated by former Climate Change Committee chair Lord Deben , with the £3.4

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After Trump cut funding for energy transitions overseas, could China step in?

Eco-Business

Image: World Bank Photo Collection , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Flickr. link] Copy By Zhou Xiaozhu, Dialogue Earth 7 minute read June 10, 2025 On the day he became president again, Donald Trump signed an executive order to take the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. billion originally pledged in 2022. Almost US$1.2

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Shell’s Empty Transition Promise

Chris Hall

They called for the company to align its medium-term Scope 1 to 3 decarbonisation targets with the Paris Agreement and take more ownership of its Scope 3 emissions. “Shell’s updated strategy has moved the company even further away from Paris Alignment,” says Van Baal. The ball is now in the investors’ court. “But

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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

Almost seven years since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, any number of initiatives have been launched with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limiting global warming to 1.5°C. C by 2027. GHG emissions are still hovering around 40 gigatonnes of CO2 per annum.

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‘NOCs’ Knock Investors off Net Zero Track

Chris Hall

The targets of 24 of the companies were found to not be aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The NOC is planning to increase oil production capacity from 12 million barrels per day to 13 million by 2027. billion in 2022, a 46.5%

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Take Five: A “Starting Point” for Sustainability Reporting 

Chris Hall

Much of its £14 billion debt pile was built up under the ownership of Australian bank Macquarie, but its current investors – including Canada’s OMERS and the UK’s USS – have not seen a dividend since buying into the company in 2017. They’ve also agreed to fund an eight-year transformation programme to the tune of £1.5

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