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The biggest carbon losers

Corporate Knights

Yet the pace and scale of their reductions is in the realm of what every company and country must do by 2030 to keep the faith of the Paris Agreement. About two-thirds of the GHG reductions achieved by these companies were genuine from the planet’s perspective; much of it came courtesy of efficiency measures or retiring polluting assets.

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Investors Face Direct Risk from Climate Litigation

Chris Hall

This could stem from campaigns which lobby for divestment from polluting companies or projects. “In our view, the risk to investors from ESG or climate litigation remains primarily indirect,” Mark Banks, Dispute Resolution Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie told ESG Investor.

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Investors Face Rising Direct Risk from Climate Litigation

Chris Hall

This could stem from campaigns which lobby for divestment from polluting companies or projects. “In our view, the risk to investors from ESG or climate litigation remains primarily indirect,” Mark Banks, Dispute Resolution Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie told ESG Investor.

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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

Those organisations that have not considered reducing these emission sources could be misunderstanding the double materiality risks they carry: the risks to their business, like stranded assets or reputational risks, and their contribution to making the Earth uninhabitable.

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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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IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy

Chris Hall

The post IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Listed Equities’ Carbon Well Exceeds Paris Target

Chris Hall

The report warns that fossil fuel demand will peak as government policies to cut emissions, asset owners’ net-zero commitments and the rapid growth of clean energy technologies combine to transition the economy towards renewables. Nothing could be more clear or present than the danger of fossil fuel expansion. C goal. .