Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

A new white paper published by the Mine Energy Taskforce and Local Energy Hub network has called for greater support for mine energy as a key low carbon heat source in the UK that can contribute to government’s ambition to reach net zero by 2050.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The vital role that sustainable battery value chains play in meeting the Paris Agreement targets linked to the electrification of transport and power sectors was highlighted during multiple high-level conversations at COP27. Batteries are a hugely important technology in the net-zero transition.

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Chris Hall

MAY 12, 2023

A selection of this week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces.   Events this week shone a light on the state of net zero transition and investor engagement across key industry sectors. Shell-shocked? Investor pressure mounted on oil and gas firms this week, with Shell feeling the brunt ahead of its 23 May AGM.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The core question is: what must policymakers, corporates and investors do to make good on last year’s pledges and commitments to keep the world on track for net zero by 2050? More tangible definitions and frameworks around carbon pricing are a pre-requisite step, albeit an insufficient one, toward achieving net zero, panellists agreed.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 24, 2023

Carmen Nuzzo , Executive Director of the Transition Pathway Initiative Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre), told ESG Investor that ASCOR will allow investors to track sovereigns’ efforts toward their net zero targets and the national determined contributions (NDCs) to which they’ve committed by signing the Paris Agreement in 2015.

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Chris Hall

JULY 10, 2023

Just nature transition should be placed “at the heart” of UK agricultural, climate and nature policy engagement, academic report says. billion) of net zero investment annually across all sectors by 2030, including £1.5 Community engagement In attempting to reach net zero, the GRI has called for a ‘just nature transition’.

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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Sustainable Round Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Meanwhile, sustainability professionals are helping thousands of communities and enterprises chart paths to Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions wherein countries, communities and enterprises commit to removing as much carbon from the atmosphere as they place into it. Fortunately, Sustainability Roundtable, Inc. (SR

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Sustainable Development Network

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The five day online event brought together 74 global technical experts and world-leading scientists, engineers, and innovators from business, academia, and civil society to share knowledge and showcase solutions to maximize climate commitments in the wake of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As media investigations reignite the debate on the viability of carbon offsets, academics argue for wider stakeholder engagement and changes to carbon accounting approaches to build robustness. This hypothetical and scenario-based element of REDD+ means there will always be a degree of uncertainty to the claims.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Pegrum-Haram says that many NAPs “lack details on costs and implementation”. “More detailed NAPs focused on investable opportunities could help drive private capital to the right projects,” she adds. The third edition of FTSE Russell’s Net Zero Atlas also noted that Group of 20 (G20) governments’ national adaptation plans (NAPs) are not effective (..)

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2023

COP28 aims to be more than just another meeting; it seeks to serve as a significant moment where the international community reflects on and evaluates the progress made since the 2015 Paris Agreement. Above all, it represents a critical self-assessment, examining what actions are required to bridge the gap by 2030.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This March, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a sustainable business forum in Vancouver “things have changed” since the country signed up to the Paris Agreement on climate change. Julie Segal, Senior Manager, Climate Finance at Environmental Defence, explains why Canada needs a Climate-Aligned Finance Act.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

C threshold (above pre-industrial levels) stipulated in the Paris Agreement. And even if the leading countries that currently have net zero commitments do manage to achieve their goals, a 1.7°C The world has a daunting task in front of us if we hope to limit global warming to the 1.5°C

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 17, 2022

Then there is the over-arching question of how such taxes fit in to the universally accepted need for the world economy to move to a net-zero position. Academic research published this week found that decarbonisation scenarios developed by oil majors are inconsistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 27, 2021

The new report by the Net Zero Infrastructure Industry Coalition (NZIIC) at Teeside University has seemingly uncovered huge variances in the way that carbon data is measured, managed, and assessed for planning needs across the infrastructure sector. The time for action is now.”

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Chris Hall

JULY 14, 2023

The news certainly brought climate-related risks for our oceans to the fore, yet the International Maritime Organization missed the boat to set a credible path to net zero for the shipping sector. Attempts to impose a levy on GHG emissions from international shipping to fund climate action were delayed after two weeks of talks.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2023

Oil and gas major Shell is under increasing pressure ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) on 23 May, with asset owners like PGGM and the Church of England Pensions Board announcing their support for a shareholder proposal calling for the company to align its Scope 3 emissions target with the Paris Agreement. Car manufacturer Toyota is facing (..)

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 4, 2023

“Constructive dialogue” sought by UK asset owners with managers, including meetings and their involvement in an academic review. Their action was in response to an announcement by the firm that it would row back on previously-announced net zero targets, which was made without consultation.

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