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All Systems go for Net Zero

Chris Hall

COP28 reminded investors of the difficulties involved in reaching inter-governmental consensus on intensifying climate action. All this suggests 2024 will prove a difficult and perhaps pivotal year for asset owners looking to make headway on their net zero commitments. Some managers might not cover Scope 3 emissions,” he notes.

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4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

How to Set Business Targets That Help Address Climate Change (Photo by Andreas Gücklhorn on Unsplash ) This article by Matthew Lynch , Rob Klassen , and Chelsea Hicks-Webster is part of “ The Basics ” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics.

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Countdown to 2025

Chris Hall

Bert Kramer, Head of Climate Research at Ortec Finance, says we cannot discount the possibility of a transition-related financial crisis. As the clock ticks down from the 2015 Paris Agreement, there is growing uncertainty that on our current trajectory the world is going to meet the stated goal to be net zero by 2050.

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P+ Takes Hard Line on Oil and Gas Expansion

Chris Hall

The Danish pension fund for academics has joined the European asset owners opting for divestment, as fossil fuel companies remain at odds with the Paris Agreement. P+, which has more than 110,000 members, recorded a 78.2% P+, which has more than 110,000 members, recorded a 78.2%

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Time to Accelerate the Transition

Chris Hall

Disclosure and analysis mus t drive t he “ul t ima t e goal” of real-world change wi t hin companies , says David Russell, Chair of t he T ransi t ion Pa t hway Ini t ia t ive. The initiative does this by providing investors and other stakeholders with valuable information and insights into how companies are responding to climate change.

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Shareholders Escalate Campaign Pressing Companies to 'Walk Their Talk' on Climate Lobbying

3BL Media

The lobbying resolutions filed so far this year—with two more expected—illustrate investors’ realization that effective policies aligned with the latest climate science are necessary if the world is to prevent global average temperature rise from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius and avert irreversible climate catastrophes.

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Public Policy Forum urges government to help finance oil and gas emission reductions

Corporate Knights

With the federal government set to release its new climate plan this month, the battle is heating up over how it will rein in emissions from the country’s oil and gas sector. Its report argues that public financing for the oil and gas industry’s emission reductions is the best way to achieve the government’s net-zero goals.

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