Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Making the commitment means that your business will start to take immediate climate action in order to: halve greenhouse gas emissions before 2030, achieve net zero emissions before 2050, and disclose progress on a yearly basis. They have set targets to halve emissions before 2030 and reach net-zero emissions in their value chains.

Net Zero

3BL Media

JUNE 1, 2022

Academics at MIT Sloan School of Management say the lack of standardization on ESG scoring is leading to “aggregate confusion,” according to a recent report. The approach paves the way to achieving goals like our commitment to net-zero emissions by 2030. We’re seeing signs of movement in this direction.

Chief Sustainability Officer

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The pace has quickened further in 2022 in response to then Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s April 2021 announcement that by 2030 the country’s emissions would reduce by 46% relative to 2013 levels. Significant progress. This July the panel released its second progress report , revealing extent of progress.

Climate Action Tracker

Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

Based on the decarbonisation plans of companies included in its transition envelope, the pension fund’s capital could help them reduce their collective footprint by 31% by 2030 and 85% by 2035, according to the report. CDPQ now holds C$5 billion in transition assets.

Divestment

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This year, Canada introduced its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan , which aims to achieve 40-45% emissions reductions below 2005 levels by 2030. Trudeau said: “In the last six years, Canada has proven to the world that you can take meaningful climate action while building a strong, growing economy.”. In fact, quite the opposite.

Climate Change

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

UNEP further noted that adaptation-focused finance flows from the private sector have decreased since 2021, despite the fact climate adaptation has become a priority item on the COP agenda, with COP27 witnessing the publication of the Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda , which sets out 30 adaptation goals to be achieved by 2030. “We expected the Adaptation (..)

UNEP

Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Today, all around the world, thousands of sustainability-focused private sector professionals, public servants and academics are grappling with the deep challenge provided by the UN IPCC Sixth Assessment report “Climate Change: The Physical Science Basis” released in August. This commitment is consistent with the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C

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