3BL Media

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Participating investors will focus on mobilizing companies deemed to be systemically important to the goal of reversing nature and biodiversity loss by 2030; the initiative is encouraging investor signatories to participate ahead of its spring 2023 launch. Mindy Lubber, CEO and President, Ceres, said: “The global economy depends on nature.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

Last summer, the European Commission launched a raft of climate-related legislation – ‘ Fit for 55 ’ (Ff55) – to reduce net EU emissions by 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels. It includes a proposal for amending the 2009 Renewable Energy Directive to increase its target for renewables to 40% of its overall energy mix by 2030.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Various reports, including from UNESCO and UN news, highlight the concerning trend that unless drastic changes occur the world will not meet its commitments to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education by 2030. The challenges are great, but so are the opportunities.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Natural capital provides the building blocks that enable ecosystem services—the positive benefits that societies and economies derive from nature—to sustain life and create wealth. Biodiversity is, quite simply, the world’s life support system, the foundation from which nearly all goods and services are produced.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 10, 2024

CDPQ is a contributing member of the Emerging Markets Transition Debt (EMTD) initiative, which aims to invest US$400 million into emerging markets and developing economies’ energy transition across clean infrastructure, technology and decarbonisation.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Financial organisations thus have a major role to play in the decarbonisation of the global economy, yet it is estimated that since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 60 largest banks have instead invested $5.5 Clearly much more needs to be done to pivot towards more sustainable investment and lending practices.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 16, 2022

With the global economy heavily reliant on ocean health, a sustainable future is paramount. To date, the ocean and its ecosystems have provided significant benefits to the global community, including climate regulation, coastal protection, food, employment, recreation and cultural well-being.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 23, 2023

International shipping accounted for 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Zero or near-zero GHG emission technologies, fuels and/or energy sources must represent at least 5% (striving for 10%) of the energy used by international shipping by 2030, the IMO has pledged.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 27, 2024

“Over-producing fossil fuels relative to the growth in available renewable capacity is a threat to efficient transition.” Although the oil and gas sector accounts for 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions, scientific evidence suggests demand will peak by 2030.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 19, 2022

With the UK set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030 – and similar targets being introduced in other developed countries around the world – the market penetration for electric vehicle sales could well exceed 50% by 2030. Dynamic market expansion.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including HSBC AM, Invesco, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Janus Henderson and Mirova. . Viable companies will include those “designing out” waste and pollution, regenerating natural systems and keeping products and materials in use.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

In its latest synthesis report , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a “final warning”, calling for swift and decisive action to keep global average temperature rise to <1.5°C Averting this cataclysm requires the reduction of global anthropogenic greenhouse (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Finally, we had COP15 on Biological Diversity with the agreement to Protect and Conserve at least 30% of the World’s Land and Ocean by 2030 (30×30). The good news is that every recession eventually creates new opportunities, so continue reading about 2023 sustainability trends. Sustainability trends 2023: Net-Zero roadmaps.

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3BL Media

JULY 27, 2023

That loss would be a massive hit to the global economy. But a global goal has finally been determined, and that goal is to be nature positive by 2030. The framework sets out an ambitious pathway to reach the global vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050. So what does nature positive actually mean?

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Despite historic policy wins—such as the Inflation Reduction Act, which is driving a clean energy investment boom in the U.S.—the The frequency of catastrophic heatwaves, flooding and droughts continues to have an increasingly deadly and devastating impact on all parts of society—including the global economy.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 17, 2025

This week, EU and US policymakers prepared for big shifts impacting sustainable investment, amid further evidence that climate risk is financial risk. Lobbyists and policymakers are gearing up to put flesh on the bones of the European Commissions plans to streamline the requirements of key sustainable finance policies.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 9, 2025

The NZBA and the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative (NZAM)were designed to hold financial institutions accountable for their climate commitments while advancing the energy transition and global decarbonisation efforts. As major players in the global economy, the actions of these financial institutions carry significant weight.

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