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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. Among those involved are nonprofits including Carbon Tracker, CarbonPlan, Hudson Carbon, OceanCarbon, RMI, WattTime and the Earthrise Alliance, and tech companies Bluesky Analytics and Hypervine.

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Can AI terminate climate change.or is it an even greater threat?

Corporate Knights

I wouldn’t like to devalue climate change. I wouldn’t like to say, ‘You shouldn’t worry about climate change.’ Indeed, Hinton’s comparison was revealing: “I wouldn’t like to devalue climate change. I wouldn’t like to say, ‘You shouldn’t worry about climate change.’ That’s a huge risk too.

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AllianceBernstein: Reflections on COP28: Opportunities Amid Challenges

3BL Media

Investors are warming to opportunities stemming from climate change, and other takeaways from COP28. COP28, the latest United Nations Conference of the Parties on climate change, delivered mixed results on some key agenda items but provided new insights into climate-related opportunities and the initiatives needed to implement them.

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Impact Cubed's New EU Taxonomy Solution Provides Global Insights Into Green Investments

3BL Media

These new rules, intended to counteract greenwashing, spell out the criteria for a green investment and require market participants to disclose how they are aligned with them. About Impact Cubed: Impact Cubed provides analytics and investment solutions for building more sustainable portfolios with greater impact.

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Pension Plans Increase Focus on ESG Investing for a Sustainable Future

3BL Media

Net-Zero Commitments In response to growing concerns about climate change, the Government of Canada made a commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Next generation analytic tools can help asset owners that manage their own portfolios to complete idea generation, research management, portfolio construction, and risk management.

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How Tracking GHG Emissions Accelerates Value and Strengthens Companies

3BL Media

SUMMARY: James Mandel, Blackstone’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and Jake Shirmer, a Principal in Portfolio Operations, explain why tracking greenhouse gas emissions is neither greenwashing nor a compliance checkbox. Rightly understood, then, tracking GHG emissions is neither greenwashing nor a compliance checkbox. link] $BX #GHG.

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How Fortune 500 Companies Set and Measure Sustainability Goals

Strategic Sustainability Consulting

With the SEC seeking input on new climate financial disclosures and activist shareholders at the big oil and gas companies demanding reductions in carbon emissions, many companies are taking climate change seriously. For smaller companies, more than half are using data analytics.