Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

While the grid operators in Ontario and Alberta are both “investigating pathways to a net-zero power grid,” CEC points to a fatal flaw in their analysis — they rely too often on obsolete data that may go back as far as 2001, or draw from experience in other countries.

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Net Zero Stranded Assets 297

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Bfinance, which produced a report on impact investing in real estate this month, noted: “Plenty of governments are pursuing ‘net zero’ targets or facing socio-economic problems after years of soaring inequality. Intersection of investment and politics. Both of these challenges are sharpened by today’s economic climate. “In

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Impact Investing Stranded Assets Net Zero Development 52

Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to the International Energy Agency , the world needs to cut 90% of coal use by 2050 and phase out all unabated coal power plants by 2040 to achieve net-zero emissions and avoid the worst impacts of climate change. These plants are expected to operate for decades and risk becoming “stranded assets” if they retire early.

Development 69

Development Net Zero Supply Chains Supply Chain 69

Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

With global trade highly dependent on shipping, achieving net zero may put wind in the sails of other industries’ climate ambitions. For the first time, the IMO has also agreed on an overarching objective to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by or around 2050.

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Shipping Net Zero Stranded Assets Development 81