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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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Institutional Investors Prepare for AGM Battle with BP

Chris Hall

BPs decision to retreat even further on its climate commitments has elicited strong criticism from a group of its institutional investors, which are concerned that the companys revised strategy isnt consistent with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming nor in line with its pledge reach net zero by 2050.

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

Eco-Business

[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. Still, the US moves rocked confidence in global climate governance. billion originally pledged in 2022.

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A new Swedish iron processing project could disrupt the global steel industry

GreenBiz

From a climate change perspective, steelmaking is considered one of the "hard-to-abate" sectors. Looking forward, with customers, investors and policymakers increasing pressure to adhere to the Paris Agreement, reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a critical element of maintaining competitiveness.

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Shell’s Empty Transition Promise

Chris Hall

trillion) in AUM and 5% of Shell’s stock co-filed a climate resolution with Follow This at the oil and gas major. No one is advocating for turning the oil and gas taps off overnight, as this would cause massive global economic upheaval. The ball is now in the investors’ court. “But

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Beware the Green Swan

Chris Hall

Thierry Philipponnat, Chief Economist at Finance Watch, warns that economic modelling must evolve to prompt policymakers to take action on climate. C by 2027. As these perilous climate projections unfold, one might expect an inevitable upheaval in the global economy.

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UK CBAM Success Hinges on EU Ties

Chris Hall

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