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Report Report: Carbon bubble, resilient ag, water-smart future, SDG finance

GreenBiz

A round-up of recent reports on sustainable business and clean technology.

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EU Commission Commits €4.6 Billion to Support Cleantech Projects

ESG Today

billion for net zero technologies, including €1 billion targeted specifically to electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing, and a further allocation of €1.2 billion to accelerate the production of renewable hydrogen through the European Hydrogen Bank. The new investment commitments include two new calls for proposals totalling €3.2

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG Sustainable development bank Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) or Austrian Control Bank is a special-purpose financial institution owned by Austrias main banks. Banks, asset management and insurance peer groups are not assessed on the sustainable investment KPI. Canada 47.2%

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If done well, financial regulations play a crucial role in cutting carbon emissions

Corporate Knights

Canada needs to adopt a package of financial regulations that will drive down carbon emissions and shift billions of dollars toward investing in clean technology and renewable energy. This cannot continue if we are realistically going to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and keep global warming below 1.5 ° C.

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These 50 Canadian corporations are betting big on green

Corporate Knights

The companies that made the Best 50 are mostly corporations with more than $1 billion in annual revenues, as well as Crown corporations, large co-ops and members of the S&P/TSX Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Index. Crucially, the companies’ average sustainable investment (as a percentage of total investment) hit 58.9%

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Report Report: Blockchain, forests, sustainability goals and more

GreenBiz

A round-up of recent reports on sustainable business and clean technology.

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Take Five: Bigger, Better, Bolder

Chris Hall

It has become increasingly apparent that private sector support will be needed to fulfil the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) – putting greater onus on the crowding-in role of multilateral development banks. trillion required annually. Of course, China’s exports are getting greener by the day.

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