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ICYMI, Governments and Regulators are Making the Running

Chris Hall

Climate-focused investors welcomed the change from the coal-wielding Scott Morrison, calling for an “investment grade 2030 emissions target”, and accompanying policy changes, including a National Transition Authority. Even so, we were reminded how far the G20 nations are from meeting their COP26 commitment to keep 1.5°C

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The Glasgow Climate Pact for business: ambition, action and collaboration.

We Mean Business Coalition

For business, investments in fossil fuels are now far riskier because the market expects them to become stranded assets in the foreseeable future. As delegates head home, these are the key lessons that business leaders can take from Cop26. Nature came to Cop26 like never before. Their message to world leaders is loud.

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With 1.5°C as the limit, COP27 outcome must signal the end of fossil fuels

We Mean Business Coalition

This would build further from COP26 in Glasgow when countries agreed to ‘phase down unabated coal.’ From an economic perspective, fossil fuels represent future indebtedness and stranded assets. There is a spark of hope. The science is clear that limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C They are a poor investment.

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Billions of dollars being used to fund coal power in Africa and Asia

Envirotec Magazine

This stands in contrast with China’s domestic energy policy, which is prioritizing a transition to renewable energy, peak emissions before 2030 and a net-zero economy by 2060. Of course, China is not the only culprit.

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Creativity and Collaboration Vital to Finance Nature

Chris Hall

Exercising influence Worldwide, i nvestments in nature-based solutions (NbS), such as reforestation, or flood recovery, need to more than double by 2030 to US$384 billion, and the newly agreed Global Biodiversity Framework calls for at least US$200 billion of private sector capital a year. The capacity to employ this capital is huge.

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ESG Explainer: On the Road to Transition

Chris Hall

At COP26 in Glasgow last year, governments, businesses, and other stakeholders in the automotive industry and road transport committed to “rapidly accelerating the transition to zero emission vehicles to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement”. China has emerged as a driver of the global EV market, almost tripling sales in 2021 to reach 3.4

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ESG Explainer: Electrifying Africa

Chris Hall

With around 43% of its population currently without access to electricity, and a high proportion of the rest receiving intermittent or time-limited supply, Africa’s key energy priority is to achieve SDG 7 by 2030: access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. . by 2030. . This represents quite a shift.